diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
index 769d428dda..66b58ba472 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx7.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
-static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_pinctrl_soc_info;
+static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_pinctrl_soc_info __attribute__((section(".data")));
 
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx7_lpsr_pinctrl_soc_info = {
 	.flags = ZERO_OFFSET_VALID,