struct snd_pcm_substream *substreams[2];
        unsigned int dai_fmt;
 
+       /* Audio can not be enabled due to missing parameter(s) */
+       bool    missing_audio_param;
+
        /* McASP specific data */
        int     tdm_slots;
        u32     tdm_mask[2];
        return ret;
 }
 
+static bool davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO
+       if (mcasp->dev->of_node &&
+           of_property_read_bool(mcasp->dev->of_node, "gpio-controller"))
+               return true;
+#endif
+
+       return false;
+}
+
 static int davinci_mcasp_get_config(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp,
                                    struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "op-mode", &val) == 0)
+       if (of_property_read_u32(np, "op-mode", &val) == 0) {
                pdata->op_mode = val;
+       } else {
+               mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
        if (of_property_read_u32(np, "tdm-slots", &val) == 0) {
                if (val < 2 || val > 32) {
                }
 
                pdata->tdm_slots = val;
+       } else if (pdata->op_mode == DAVINCI_MCASP_IIS_MODE) {
+               mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        of_serial_dir32 = of_get_property(np, "serial-dir", &val);
 
                pdata->num_serializer = val;
                pdata->serial_dir = of_serial_dir;
+       } else {
+               mcasp->missing_audio_param = true;
+               goto out;
        }
 
        if (of_property_read_u32(np, "tx-num-evt", &val) == 0)
 out:
        mcasp->pdata = pdata;
 
+       if (mcasp->missing_audio_param) {
+               if (davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(mcasp)) {
+                       dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Missing DT parameter(s) for audio\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Insufficient DT parameter(s)\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
        mcasp->op_mode = pdata->op_mode;
        /* sanity check for tdm slots parameter */
        if (mcasp->op_mode == DAVINCI_MCASP_IIS_MODE) {
 
 static int davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(struct davinci_mcasp *mcasp)
 {
-       if (!of_property_read_bool(mcasp->dev->of_node, "gpio-controller"))
+       if (!davinci_mcasp_have_gpiochip(mcasp))
                return 0;
 
        mcasp->gpio_chip = davinci_mcasp_template_chip;
        if (!mcasp)
                return  -ENOMEM;
 
-       mcasp->dev = &pdev->dev;
-       ret = davinci_mcasp_get_config(mcasp, pdev);
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
-
        mem = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpu");
        if (!mem) {
                dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
        if (IS_ERR(mcasp->base))
                return PTR_ERR(mcasp->base);
 
+       dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mcasp);
        pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
+       mcasp->dev = &pdev->dev;
+       ret = davinci_mcasp_get_config(mcasp, pdev);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
+
+       /* All PINS as McASP */
+       pm_runtime_get_sync(mcasp->dev);
+       mcasp_set_reg(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_PFUNC_REG, 0x00000000);
+       pm_runtime_put(mcasp->dev);
+
+       /* Skip audio related setup code if the configuration is not adequat */
+       if (mcasp->missing_audio_param)
+               goto no_audio;
+
        irq = platform_get_irq_byname_optional(pdev, "common");
        if (irq > 0) {
                irq_name = devm_kasprintf(&pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s_common",
        if (ret)
                goto err;
 
-       dev_set_drvdata(&pdev->dev, mcasp);
-
        mcasp_reparent_fck(pdev);
 
-       /* All PINS as McASP */
-       pm_runtime_get_sync(mcasp->dev);
-       mcasp_set_reg(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_PFUNC_REG, 0x00000000);
-       pm_runtime_put(mcasp->dev);
-
-       ret = davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(mcasp);
-       if (ret)
-               goto err;
-
        ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev, &davinci_mcasp_component,
                                              &davinci_mcasp_dai[mcasp->op_mode], 1);
 
                goto err;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+no_audio:
+       ret = davinci_mcasp_init_gpiochip(mcasp);
+       if (ret) {
+               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "gpiochip registration failed: %d\n", ret);
+               goto err;
+       }
 
+       return 0;
 err:
        pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
        return ret;