diff --git a/drivers/gpio/sandbox.c b/drivers/gpio/sandbox.c
index d008fdd..106b2a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/sandbox.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/sandbox.c
@@ -323,11 +323,13 @@
 
 static int sandbox_gpio_of_to_plat(struct udevice *dev)
 {
-	struct gpio_dev_priv *uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
+	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(OF_REAL)) {
+		struct gpio_dev_priv *uc_priv = dev_get_uclass_priv(dev);
 
-	uc_priv->gpio_count = dev_read_u32_default(dev, "sandbox,gpio-count",
-						   0);
-	uc_priv->bank_name = dev_read_string(dev, "gpio-bank-name");
+		uc_priv->gpio_count =
+			dev_read_u32_default(dev, "sandbox,gpio-count", 0);
+		uc_priv->bank_name = dev_read_string(dev, "gpio-bank-name");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -371,6 +373,8 @@
 
 DM_DRIVER_ALIAS(sandbox_gpio, sandbox_gpio_alias)
 
+#if CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(PINCTRL)
+
 /* pincontrol: used only to check GPIO pin configuration (pinmux command) */
 
 struct sb_pinctrl_priv {
@@ -579,3 +583,5 @@
 	.priv_auto	= sizeof(struct sb_pinctrl_priv),
 	ACPI_OPS_PTR(&pinctrl_sandbox_acpi_ops)
 };
+
+#endif /* PINCTRL */