diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
index f8dd8c526299..ddf2c716d7d8 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_core.c
@@ -486,6 +486,18 @@ static int copy_dma_range_map(struct device *to, struct device *from)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rproc_add_rvdev(struct rproc *rproc, struct rproc_vdev *rvdev)
+{
+	if (rvdev && rproc)
+		list_add_tail(&rvdev->node, &rproc->rvdevs);
+}
+
+static void rproc_remove_rvdev(struct rproc_vdev *rvdev)
+{
+	if (rvdev)
+		list_del(&rvdev->node);
+}
+
 static struct rproc_vdev *
 rproc_rvdev_add_device(struct rproc *rproc, struct rproc_vdev_data *rvdev_data)
 {
@@ -549,7 +561,7 @@ rproc_rvdev_add_device(struct rproc *rproc, struct rproc_vdev_data *rvdev_data)
 			goto unwind_vring_allocations;
 	}
 
-	list_add_tail(&rvdev->node, &rproc->rvdevs);
+	rproc_add_rvdev(rproc, rvdev);
 
 	rvdev->subdev.start = rproc_vdev_do_start;
 	rvdev->subdev.stop = rproc_vdev_do_stop;
@@ -579,7 +591,7 @@ void rproc_vdev_release(struct kref *ref)
 	}
 
 	rproc_remove_subdev(rproc, &rvdev->subdev);
-	list_del(&rvdev->node);
+	rproc_remove_rvdev(rvdev);
 	device_unregister(&rvdev->dev);
 }