diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
index a6361cad608b..91de940896e3 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/rpmsg_core.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_create_ept);
  */
 void rpmsg_destroy_ept(struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept)
 {
-	if (ept)
+	if (ept && ept->ops)
 		ept->ops->destroy_ept(ept);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpmsg_destroy_ept);