diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 879a87a6461b..2221d9863831 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ static int _regmap_raw_write_impl(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 				 map->format.reg_bytes +
 				 map->format.pad_bytes +
 				 val_len);
-	else if (map->bus->gather_write)
+	else if (map->bus && map->bus->gather_write)
 		ret = map->bus->gather_write(map->bus_context, map->work_buf,
 					     map->format.reg_bytes +
 					     map->format.pad_bytes,