diff --git a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
index 2feed036c1cd..1a739afd47d9 100644
--- a/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
+++ b/drivers/powercap/intel_rapl_common.c
@@ -759,6 +759,11 @@ static int rapl_config(struct rapl_package *rp)
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	/* defaults_msr can be NULL on unsupported platforms */
+	if (!rp->priv->defaults || !rp->priv->rpi)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	return 0;
 }