diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
index 4014c574fe5b..706484ffe169 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/init.c
@@ -861,12 +861,10 @@ int mhi_register_controller(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 	u32 soc_info;
 	int ret, i;
 
-	if (!mhi_cntrl)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!mhi_cntrl->runtime_get || !mhi_cntrl->runtime_put ||
+	if (!mhi_cntrl || !mhi_cntrl->cntrl_dev || !mhi_cntrl->regs ||
+	    !mhi_cntrl->runtime_get || !mhi_cntrl->runtime_put ||
 	    !mhi_cntrl->status_cb || !mhi_cntrl->read_reg ||
-	    !mhi_cntrl->write_reg || !mhi_cntrl->nr_irqs)
+	    !mhi_cntrl->write_reg || !mhi_cntrl->nr_irqs || !mhi_cntrl->irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = parse_config(mhi_cntrl, config);