diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 172ddcc2a241..82dad7490588 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1229,6 +1229,9 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!ctrl->qmi.handle)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (ctrl->state >= QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_ASLEEP)
 		ret = qcom_slim_ngd_power_up(ctrl);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1616,6 +1619,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused qcom_slim_ngd_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!ctrl->qmi.handle)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = qcom_slim_qmi_power_request(ctrl, false);
 	if (ret && ret != -EBUSY)
 		dev_info(ctrl->dev, "slim resource not idle:%d\n", ret);