diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
index 1e7c71f7f081b..746072b4dbd0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_dev.c
@@ -319,22 +319,32 @@ int ionic_heartbeat_check(struct ionic *ionic)
 
 u8 ionic_dev_cmd_status(struct ionic_dev *idev)
 {
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs)
+		return (u8)PCI_ERROR_RESPONSE;
 	return ioread8(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->comp.comp.status);
 }
 
 bool ionic_dev_cmd_done(struct ionic_dev *idev)
 {
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs)
+		return false;
 	return ioread32(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->done) & IONIC_DEV_CMD_DONE;
 }
 
 void ionic_dev_cmd_comp(struct ionic_dev *idev, union ionic_dev_cmd_comp *comp)
 {
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs)
+		return;
 	memcpy_fromio(comp, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->comp, sizeof(*comp));
 }
 
 void ionic_dev_cmd_go(struct ionic_dev *idev, union ionic_dev_cmd *cmd)
 {
 	idev->opcode = cmd->cmd.opcode;
+
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs)
+		return;
+
 	memcpy_toio(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->cmd, cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 	iowrite32(0, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->done);
 	iowrite32(1, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->doorbell);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
index cd3c0b01402e6..0ffc9c4904ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_ethtool.c
@@ -90,18 +90,23 @@ static void ionic_get_regs(struct net_device *netdev, struct ethtool_regs *regs,
 			   void *p)
 {
 	struct ionic_lif *lif = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	struct ionic_dev *idev;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	unsigned int size;
 
 	regs->version = IONIC_DEV_CMD_REG_VERSION;
 
+	idev = &lif->ionic->idev;
+	if (!idev->dev_info_regs)
+		return;
+
 	offset = 0;
 	size = IONIC_DEV_INFO_REG_COUNT * sizeof(u32);
 	memcpy_fromio(p + offset, lif->ionic->idev.dev_info_regs->words, size);
 
 	offset += size;
 	size = IONIC_DEV_CMD_REG_COUNT * sizeof(u32);
-	memcpy_fromio(p + offset, lif->ionic->idev.dev_cmd_regs->words, size);
+	memcpy_fromio(p + offset, idev->dev_cmd_regs->words, size);
 }
 
 static void ionic_get_link_ext_stats(struct net_device *netdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_fw.c
index 5f40324cd243f..3c209c1a23373 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_fw.c
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ int ionic_firmware_update(struct ionic_lif *lif, const struct firmware *fw,
 	dl = priv_to_devlink(ionic);
 	devlink_flash_update_status_notify(dl, "Preparing to flash", NULL, 0, 0);
 
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs) {
+		err = -ENXIO;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	buf_sz = sizeof(idev->dev_cmd_regs->data);
 
 	netdev_dbg(netdev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
index 165ab08ad2dda..2f479de329fec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_main.c
@@ -416,6 +416,9 @@ static void ionic_dev_cmd_clean(struct ionic *ionic)
 {
 	struct ionic_dev *idev = &ionic->idev;
 
+	if (!idev->dev_cmd_regs)
+		return;
+
 	iowrite32(0, &idev->dev_cmd_regs->doorbell);
 	memset_io(&idev->dev_cmd_regs->cmd, 0, sizeof(idev->dev_cmd_regs->cmd));
 }