diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
index 7f4b3b62492c..7fdd702e564a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
@@ -343,6 +343,9 @@ int regcache_sync(struct regmap *map)
 	const char *name;
 	bool bypass;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(map->cache_type == REGCACHE_NONE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	BUG_ON(!map->cache_ops);
 
 	map->lock(map->lock_arg);
@@ -412,6 +415,9 @@ int regcache_sync_region(struct regmap *map, unsigned int min,
 	const char *name;
 	bool bypass;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(map->cache_type == REGCACHE_NONE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	BUG_ON(!map->cache_ops);
 
 	map->lock(map->lock_arg);