diff --git a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
index 23276a80e3b4..96d02b6f06fd 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ int mfd_cell_enable(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const struct mfd_cell *cell = mfd_get_cell(pdev);
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (!cell->enable) {
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "No .enable() call-back registered\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* only call enable hook if the cell wasn't previously enabled */
 	if (atomic_inc_return(cell->usage_count) == 1)
 		err = cell->enable(pdev);
@@ -45,6 +50,11 @@ int mfd_cell_disable(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const struct mfd_cell *cell = mfd_get_cell(pdev);
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (!cell->disable) {
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "No .disable() call-back registered\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* only disable if no other clients are using it */
 	if (atomic_dec_return(cell->usage_count) == 0)
 		err = cell->disable(pdev);