diff --git a/drivers/mfd/tps65219.c b/drivers/mfd/tps65219.c
index 7275dcdb7c44..e52fbf1481fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/tps65219.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/tps65219.c
@@ -541,13 +541,15 @@ static int tps65219_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_register_power_off_handler(tps->dev,
-					      tps65219_power_off_handler,
-					      tps);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(tps->dev, "failed to register power-off handler: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+	if (of_device_is_system_power_controller(tps->dev->of_node)) {
+		ret = devm_register_power_off_handler(tps->dev,
+						      tps65219_power_off_handler,
+						      tps);
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(tps->dev, ret,
+					     "Failed to register power-off handler\n");
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }