diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
index 8122807db380..ea88fd4e2a6e 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ static int rpmsg_dev_remove(struct device *dev)
 	if (rpdev->ops->announce_destroy)
 		err = rpdev->ops->announce_destroy(rpdev);
 
-	rpdrv->remove(rpdev);
+	if (rpdrv->remove)
+		rpdrv->remove(rpdev);
 
 	dev_pm_domain_detach(dev, true);