diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/intc.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/intc.c
index a25f70dd6ad7d15aed18ed8f338ae9b83370c1e4..56819409a36a15eef421999f7ee9a98b132f845c 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/intc.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/intc.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int intc_set_sense(unsigned int irq, unsigned int type)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (!enum_id || !value)
+	if (!enum_id || !value || !desc->sense_regs)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	value ^= VALID(0);