diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 8a1e70e00876..fcb5d8eefb51 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -959,6 +959,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(icc_link_destroy);
  */
 void icc_node_add(struct icc_node *node, struct icc_provider *provider)
 {
+	if (WARN_ON(node->provider))
+		return;
+
 	mutex_lock(&icc_lock);
 
 	node->provider = provider;