diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
index 557f9ee5ec18..89ab4d970643 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl-core.c
@@ -316,12 +316,12 @@ int twl_i2c_write(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes)
 	int sid;
 	struct twl_client *twl;
 
-	if (unlikely(mod_no >= twl_get_last_module())) {
-		pr_err("%s: invalid module number %d\n", DRIVER_NAME, mod_no);
+	if (unlikely(!twl_priv || !twl_priv->ready)) {
+		pr_err("%s: not initialized\n", DRIVER_NAME);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(!twl_priv->ready)) {
-		pr_err("%s: not initialized\n", DRIVER_NAME);
+	if (unlikely(mod_no >= twl_get_last_module())) {
+		pr_err("%s: invalid module number %d\n", DRIVER_NAME, mod_no);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@ int twl_i2c_read(u8 mod_no, u8 *value, u8 reg, unsigned num_bytes)
 	int sid;
 	struct twl_client *twl;
 
-	if (unlikely(mod_no >= twl_get_last_module())) {
-		pr_err("%s: invalid module number %d\n", DRIVER_NAME, mod_no);
+	if (unlikely(!twl_priv || !twl_priv->ready)) {
+		pr_err("%s: not initialized\n", DRIVER_NAME);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(!twl_priv->ready)) {
-		pr_err("%s: not initialized\n", DRIVER_NAME);
+	if (unlikely(mod_no >= twl_get_last_module())) {
+		pr_err("%s: invalid module number %d\n", DRIVER_NAME, mod_no);
 		return -EPERM;
 	}