diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
index 063c07241da7..65fc1d738bec 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/ep/main.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,10 @@ int mhi_ep_register_controller(struct mhi_ep_cntrl *mhi_cntrl,
 	if (!mhi_cntrl || !mhi_cntrl->cntrl_dev || !mhi_cntrl->mmio || !mhi_cntrl->irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!mhi_cntrl->read_sync || !mhi_cntrl->write_sync ||
+	    !mhi_cntrl->read_async || !mhi_cntrl->write_async)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = mhi_ep_chan_init(mhi_cntrl, config);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;