diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-mcasp.c
index 637c26cad2e6..633cd7fd3dcf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ struct davinci_mcasp {
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substreams[2];
 	unsigned int dai_fmt;
 
+	/* Audio can not be enabled due to missing parameter(s) */
+	bool	missing_audio_param;
+
 	/* McASP specific data */
 	int	tdm_slots;
 	u32	tdm_mask[2];
@@ -1723,6 +1726,17 @@ err1:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
+	if (mcasp->dev->of_node &&
+	    of_property_read_bool(mcasp->dev->of_node, "gpio-controller"))
+		return true;
+#endif
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
 				    struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -1747,8 +1761,12 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "op-mode", &val) == 0)
+	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "op-mode", &val) == 0) {
 		pdata->op_mode = val;
+	} else {
+		mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "tdm-slots", &val) == 0) {
 		if (val < 2 || val > 32) {
@@ -1757,6 +1775,9 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
 		}
 
 		pdata->tdm_slots = val;
+	} else if (pdata->op_mode == DAVINCI_MCASP_IIS_MODE) {
+		mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	of_serial_dir32 = of_get_property(np, "serial-dir", &val);
@@ -1773,6 +1794,9 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
 
 		pdata->num_serializer = val;
 		pdata->serial_dir = of_serial_dir;
+	} else {
+		mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (of_property_read_u32(np, "tx-num-evt", &val) == 0)
@@ -1798,6 +1822,16 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
 out:
 	mcasp->pdata = pdata;
 
+	if (mcasp->missing_audio_param) {
+		if (davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(mcasp)) {
+			dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Missing DT parameter(s) for audio\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Insufficient DT parameter(s)\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	mcasp->op_mode = pdata->op_mode;
 	/* sanity check for tdm slots parameter */
 	if (mcasp->op_mode == DAVINCI_MCASP_IIS_MODE) {
@@ -2044,7 +2078,7 @@ static const struct gpio_chip davinci_mcasp_template_chip = {
 
 static int davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp)
 {
-	if (!of_property_read_bool(mcasp->dev->of_node, "gpio-controller"))
+	if (!davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(mcasp))
 		return 0;
 
 	mcasp->gpio_chip = davinci_mcasp_template_chip;
@@ -2083,11 +2117,6 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!mcasp)
 		return	-ENOMEM;
 
-	mcasp->dev = &pdev->dev;
-	ret = davinci_mcasp_get_config(mcasp, pdev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	mem = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpu");
 	if (!mem) {
 		dev_warn(mcasp->dev,
@@ -2103,8 +2132,23 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(mcasp->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(mcasp->base);
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mcasp);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
+	mcasp->dev = &pdev->dev;
+	ret = davinci_mcasp_get_config(mcasp, pdev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* All PINS as McASP */
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(mcasp->dev);
+	mcasp_set_reg(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_PFUNC_REG, 0x00000000);
+	pm_runtime_put(mcasp->dev);
+
+	/* Skip audio related setup code if the configuration is not adequat */
+	if (mcasp->missing_audio_param)
+		goto no_audio;
+
 	irq = platform_get_irq_byname_optional(pdev, "common");
 	if (irq > 0) {
 		irq_name = devm_kasprintf(&pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s_common",
@@ -2224,19 +2268,8 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mcasp);
-
 	mcasp_reparent_fck(pdev);
 
-	/* All PINS as McASP */
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(mcasp->dev);
-	mcasp_set_reg(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_PFUNC_REG, 0x00000000);
-	pm_runtime_put(mcasp->dev);
-
-	ret = davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(mcasp);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev, &davinci_mcasp_component,
 					      &davinci_mcasp_dai[mcasp->op_mode], 1);
 
@@ -2263,8 +2296,14 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+no_audio:
+	ret = davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(mcasp);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "gpiochip registration failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err;
+	}
 
+	return 0;
 err:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return ret;