diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
index 0369ad92a1c8..052b8fb21344 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/bus.c
@@ -146,12 +146,20 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_altmode_exit);
  *
  * Notifies the partner of @adev about Attention command.
  */
-void typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *adev, u32 vdo)
+int typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *adev, u32 vdo)
 {
-	struct typec_altmode *pdev = &to_altmode(adev)->partner->adev;
+	struct altmode *partner = to_altmode(adev)->partner;
+	struct typec_altmode *pdev;
+
+	if (!partner)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	pdev = &partner->adev;
 
 	if (pdev->ops && pdev->ops->attention)
 		pdev->ops->attention(pdev, vdo);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(typec_altmode_attention);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
index 9e71e0d9a09c..07db1f1a1f72 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,8 @@ static void tcpm_handle_vdm_request(struct tcpm_port *port,
 			}
 			break;
 		case ADEV_ATTENTION:
-			typec_altmode_attention(adev, p[1]);
+			if (typec_altmode_attention(adev, p[1]))
+				tcpm_log(port, "typec_altmode_attention no port partner altmode");
 			break;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h b/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
index 9a88c74a1d0d..969b7c504087 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/typec_altmode.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct typec_altmode_ops {
 
 int typec_altmode_enter(struct typec_altmode *altmode);
 int typec_altmode_exit(struct typec_altmode *altmode);
-void typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *altmode, u32 vdo);
+int typec_altmode_attention(struct typec_altmode *altmode, u32 vdo);
 int typec_altmode_vdm(struct typec_altmode *altmode,
 		      const u32 header, const u32 *vdo, int count);
 int typec_altmode_notify(struct typec_altmode *altmode, unsigned long conf,