diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
index 0ec5b0dcc145..2b2be3fd1638 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/connection.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ int gb_connection_init(struct gb_connection *connection)
 	 * this for SVC as that is initiated by the SVC.
 	 */
 	if (connection->hd_cport_id != GB_SVC_CPORT_ID) {
-		ret = gb_protocol_get_version(connection, NULL, 0);
+		ret = gb_protocol_get_version(connection, false);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&connection->dev,
 				"Failed to get version CPort-%d (%d)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.c
index b63e28c1b950..5bdc2c026efd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.c
@@ -163,12 +163,20 @@ struct gb_protocol *gb_protocol_get(u8 id, u8 major, u8 minor)
 	return protocol;
 }
 
-int gb_protocol_get_version(struct gb_connection *connection, void *request,
-			    int request_size)
+int gb_protocol_get_version(struct gb_connection *connection, bool send_request)
 {
 	struct gb_protocol_version_response response;
+	struct gb_protocol_version_response *request = NULL;
+	int request_size = 0;
 	int retval;
 
+	if (send_request) {
+		response.major = connection->protocol->major;
+		response.minor = connection->protocol->minor;
+		request = &response;
+		request_size = sizeof(*request);
+	}
+
 	retval = gb_operation_sync(connection, GB_REQUEST_TYPE_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 				   request, request_size, &response,
 				   sizeof(response));
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
index 34a7f185a638..87b5a1010de0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/protocol.h
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ int gb_protocol_deregister(struct gb_protocol *protocol);
 	__gb_protocol_register(protocol, THIS_MODULE)
 
 struct gb_protocol *gb_protocol_get(u8 id, u8 major, u8 minor);
-int gb_protocol_get_version(struct gb_connection *connection, void *request,
-			    int request_size);
+int gb_protocol_get_version(struct gb_connection *connection, bool send_request);
 
 void gb_protocol_put(struct gb_protocol *protocol);