diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 1bf0ee403106..2cf64640e8ec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ static int gb_connection_hd_cport_quiesce(struct gb_connection *connection)
 	if (connection->mode_switch)
 		peer_space += sizeof(struct gb_operation_msg_hdr);
 
+	if (!hd->driver->cport_quiesce)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = hd->driver->cport_quiesce(hd, connection->hd_cport_id,
 					peer_space,
 					GB_CONNECTION_CPORT_QUIESCE_TIMEOUT);