diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 1f3f782a04ba..6883e1a43fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ struct regmap *__regmap_init(struct device *dev,
 		map->read_flag_mask = bus->read_flag_mask;
 	}
 
-	if (config && config->read && config->write) {
+	if (config->read && config->write) {
 		map->reg_read  = _regmap_bus_read;
 		if (config->reg_update_bits)
 			map->reg_update_bits = config->reg_update_bits;