diff --git a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
index 45fb284d4c1159f27c66907d906c442b0e591543..e77e63070e998e1d997537ca88da1e7dd4ea533c 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/rcar_thermal.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static int rcar_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			enr_bits |= 3 << (i * 8);
 	}
 
-	if (enr_bits)
+	if (common->base && enr_bits)
 		rcar_thermal_common_write(common, ENR, enr_bits);
 
 	dev_info(dev, "%d sensor probed\n", i);