diff --git a/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c b/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
index a176ab4bd65b..02469c31bf0b 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/mpc52xx_uart.c
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ mpc52xx_uart_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * Map the PSC FIFO Controller and init if on MPC512x.
 	 */
-	if (psc_ops->fifoc_init) {
+	if (psc_ops && psc_ops->fifoc_init) {
 		ret = psc_ops->fifoc_init();
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;