diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
index 784cf0027da3c..9184a0d5acbef 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ int scmi_driver_register(struct scmi_driver *driver, struct module *owner,
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	if (!driver->probe)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	retval = scmi_protocol_device_request(driver->id_table);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;