diff --git a/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu-irq.c b/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu-irq.c
index 043833ad3c1a..687121f8c4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/imx/imx-scu-irq.c
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ int imx_scu_irq_group_enable(u8 group, u32 mask, u8 enable)
 	struct imx_sc_rpc_msg *hdr = &msg.hdr;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!imx_sc_irq_ipc_handle)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
 	hdr->ver = IMX_SC_RPC_VERSION;
 	hdr->svc = IMX_SC_RPC_SVC_IRQ;
 	hdr->func = IMX_SC_IRQ_FUNC_ENABLE;