diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx6.c b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx6.c
index d7c95bb738..0c1e7a9c05 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx6.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/nxp/pinctrl-imx6.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "pinctrl-imx.h"
 
-static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6_pinctrl_soc_info;
+static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6_pinctrl_soc_info __section(".data");
 
 /* FIXME Before reloaction, BSS is overlapped with DT area */
 static struct imx_pinctrl_soc_info imx6ul_pinctrl_soc_info = {