diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c b/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
index 91e223e05e1d..4c5ba35d48d4 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/tegra-hsp.c
@@ -782,11 +782,13 @@ static int __maybe_unused tegra_hsp_resume(struct device *dev)
 			tegra_hsp_doorbell_startup(db->channel.chan);
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < hsp->num_sm; i++) {
-		struct tegra_hsp_mailbox *mb = &hsp->mailboxes[i];
+	if (hsp->mailboxes) {
+		for (i = 0; i < hsp->num_sm; i++) {
+			struct tegra_hsp_mailbox *mb = &hsp->mailboxes[i];
 
-		if (mb->channel.chan->cl)
-			tegra_hsp_mailbox_startup(mb->channel.chan);
+			if (mb->channel.chan->cl)
+				tegra_hsp_mailbox_startup(mb->channel.chan);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;