diff --git a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
index b0f6e16ab0a9..7223c4b9dc70 100644
--- a/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
+++ b/drivers/extcon/extcon-usbc-tusb320.c
@@ -327,7 +327,13 @@ static irqreturn_t tusb320_state_update_handler(struct tusb320_priv *priv,
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
 	tusb320_extcon_irq_handler(priv, reg);
-	tusb320_typec_irq_handler(priv, reg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Type-C support is optional. Only call the Type-C handler if a
+	 * port had been registered previously.
+	 */
+	if (priv->port)
+		tusb320_typec_irq_handler(priv, reg);
 
 	regmap_write(priv->regmap, TUSB320_REG9, reg);