diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio_mchp_xec_v2.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio_mchp_xec_v2.c
index 3c89ed79c5b..67697b1e318 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio_mchp_xec_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio_mchp_xec_v2.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/device.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/gpio.h>
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
 #include <zephyr/dt-bindings/pinctrl/mchp-xec-pinctrl.h>
 #include <soc.h>
 #include <zephyr/irq.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #define XEC_GPIO_EDGE_DLY_COUNT		4
 
+LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(gpio, CONFIG_GPIO_LOG_LEVEL);
+
 static const uint32_t valid_ctrl_masks[NUM_MCHP_GPIO_PORTS] = {
 	(MCHP_GPIO_PORT_A_BITMAP),
 	(MCHP_GPIO_PORT_B_BITMAP),
@@ -141,6 +144,12 @@ static int gpio_xec_configure(const struct device *dev,
 	pcr1_addr = pin_ctrl_addr(dev, pin);
 	pcr1 = sys_read32(pcr1_addr);
 
+	/* Check if pin is in GPIO mode */
+	if (MCHP_GPIO_CTRL_MUX_GET(pcr1) != MCHP_GPIO_CTRL_MUX_F0) {
+		LOG_WRN("Port:%d pin:0x%x not in GPIO mode. CTRL[%x]=%x", config->port_num, pin,
+			(uint32_t)pcr1_addr, pcr1);
+	}
+
 	if (flags == GPIO_DISCONNECTED) {
 		pcr1 = (pcr1 & ~MCHP_GPIO_CTRL_PWRG_MASK) | MCHP_GPIO_CTRL_PWRG_OFF;
 		sys_write32(pcr1, pcr1_addr);