diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/genpd.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/genpd.py
index 39cd1abd8559..b53649c0a77a 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/genpd.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/genpd.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import gdb
 import sys
 
-from linux.utils import CachedType
+from linux.utils import CachedType, gdb_eval_or_none
 from linux.lists import list_for_each_entry
 
 generic_pm_domain_type = CachedType('struct generic_pm_domain')
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ Output is similar to /sys/kernel/debug/pm_genpd/pm_genpd_summary'''
             gdb.write('    %-50s  %s\n' % (kobj_path, rtpm_status_str(dev)))
 
     def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
+        if gdb_eval_or_none("&gpd_list") is None:
+            raise gdb.GdbError("No power domain(s) registered")
         gdb.write('domain                          status          children\n');
         gdb.write('    /device                                             runtime status\n');
         gdb.write('----------------------------------------------------------------------\n');