diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/mdp3/mtk-mdp3-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/mdp3/mtk-mdp3-core.c
index 121b1006ffdc..f412aadb5996 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/mdp3/mtk-mdp3-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/mediatek/mdp3/mtk-mdp3-core.c
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ static int mdp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		mdp->scp = platform_get_drvdata(mm_pdev);
 	}
 
+	if (!mdp->scp) {
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto err_destroy_clock_wq;
+	}
+
 	mdp->rproc_handle = scp_get_rproc(mdp->scp);
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "MDP rproc_handle: %p", mdp->rproc_handle);