diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 7111d04f26218be0529f4702cb1b361ae07a0b00..8e7208d92de12731d1633df9d28fb2c5d4b52aee 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -1382,7 +1382,8 @@ int _regmap_raw_write(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
  */
 bool regmap_can_raw_write(struct regmap *map)
 {
-	return map->bus && map->format.format_val && map->format.format_reg;
+	return map->bus && map->bus->write && map->format.format_val &&
+		map->format.format_reg;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regmap_can_raw_write);