diff --git a/drivers/amba/bus.c b/drivers/amba/bus.c
index fe1523664816..af58768a0393 100644
--- a/drivers/amba/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/amba/bus.c
@@ -299,10 +299,11 @@ static int amba_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct amba_device *pcdev = to_amba_device(dev);
 	struct amba_driver *drv = to_amba_driver(dev->driver);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-	ret = drv->remove(pcdev);
+	if (drv->remove)
+		ret = drv->remove(pcdev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 
 	/* Undo the runtime PM settings in amba_probe() */
@@ -319,7 +320,9 @@ static int amba_remove(struct device *dev)
 static void amba_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct amba_driver *drv = to_amba_driver(dev->driver);
-	drv->shutdown(to_amba_device(dev));
+
+	if (drv->shutdown)
+		drv->shutdown(to_amba_device(dev));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -332,12 +335,13 @@ static void amba_shutdown(struct device *dev)
  */
 int amba_driver_register(struct amba_driver *drv)
 {
-	drv->drv.bus = &amba_bustype;
+	if (!drv->probe)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-#define SETFN(fn)	if (drv->fn) drv->drv.fn = amba_##fn
-	SETFN(probe);
-	SETFN(remove);
-	SETFN(shutdown);
+	drv->drv.bus = &amba_bustype;
+	drv->drv.probe = amba_probe;
+	drv->drv.remove = amba_remove;
+	drv->drv.shutdown = amba_shutdown;
 
 	return driver_register(&drv->drv);
 }