diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/adminq.c
index 5edff33d56f3..ea773cfa0af6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/adminq.c
@@ -191,10 +191,16 @@ static int __pdsc_adminq_post(struct pdsc *pdsc,
 
 	/* Check that the FW is running */
 	if (!pdsc_is_fw_running(pdsc)) {
-		u8 fw_status = ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
-
-		dev_info(pdsc->dev, "%s: post failed - fw not running %#02x:\n",
-			 __func__, fw_status);
+		if (pdsc->info_regs) {
+			u8 fw_status =
+				ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
+
+			dev_info(pdsc->dev, "%s: post failed - fw not running %#02x:\n",
+				 __func__, fw_status);
+		} else {
+			dev_info(pdsc->dev, "%s: post failed - BARs not setup\n",
+				 __func__);
+		}
 		ret = -ENXIO;
 
 		goto err_out_unlock;
@@ -266,10 +272,16 @@ int pdsc_adminq_post(struct pdsc *pdsc,
 			break;
 
 		if (!pdsc_is_fw_running(pdsc)) {
-			u8 fw_status = ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
-
-			dev_dbg(pdsc->dev, "%s: post wait failed - fw not running %#02x:\n",
-				__func__, fw_status);
+			if (pdsc->info_regs) {
+				u8 fw_status =
+					ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
+
+				dev_dbg(pdsc->dev, "%s: post wait failed - fw not running %#02x:\n",
+					__func__, fw_status);
+			} else {
+				dev_dbg(pdsc->dev, "%s: post wait failed - BARs not setup\n",
+					__func__);
+			}
 			err = -ENXIO;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
index 3b3e1541dd1c..023a59c8e425 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/core.c
@@ -600,7 +600,13 @@ void pdsc_fw_up(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 
 static void pdsc_check_pci_health(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 {
-	u8 fw_status = ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
+	u8 fw_status;
+
+	/* some sort of teardown already in progress */
+	if (!pdsc->info_regs)
+		return;
+
+	fw_status = ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
 
 	/* is PCI broken? */
 	if (fw_status != PDS_RC_BAD_PCI)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
index 31940b857e0e..62a38e0a8454 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/dev.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ int pdsc_err_to_errno(enum pds_core_status_code code)
 
 bool pdsc_is_fw_running(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 {
+	if (!pdsc->info_regs)
+		return false;
+
 	pdsc->fw_status = ioread8(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_status);
 	pdsc->last_fw_time = jiffies;
 	pdsc->last_hb = ioread32(&pdsc->info_regs->fw_heartbeat);
@@ -182,13 +185,17 @@ int pdsc_devcmd_locked(struct pdsc *pdsc, union pds_core_dev_cmd *cmd,
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (!pdsc->cmd_regs)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	memcpy_toio(&pdsc->cmd_regs->cmd, cmd, sizeof(*cmd));
 	pdsc_devcmd_dbell(pdsc);
 	err = pdsc_devcmd_wait(pdsc, cmd->opcode, max_seconds);
-	memcpy_fromio(comp, &pdsc->cmd_regs->comp, sizeof(*comp));
 
 	if ((err == -ENXIO || err == -ETIMEDOUT) && pdsc->wq)
 		queue_work(pdsc->wq, &pdsc->health_work);
+	else
+		memcpy_fromio(comp, &pdsc->cmd_regs->comp, sizeof(*comp));
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
index e9948ea5bbcd..54864f27c87a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/devlink.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ int pdsc_dl_info_get(struct devlink *dl, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 
 	mutex_lock(&pdsc->devcmd_lock);
 	err = pdsc_devcmd_locked(pdsc, &cmd, &comp, pdsc->devcmd_timeout * 2);
-	memcpy_fromio(&fw_list, pdsc->cmd_regs->data, sizeof(fw_list));
+	if (!err)
+		memcpy_fromio(&fw_list, pdsc->cmd_regs->data, sizeof(fw_list));
 	mutex_unlock(&pdsc->devcmd_lock);
 	if (err && err != -EIO)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/fw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/fw.c
index 90a811f3878a..fa626719e68d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/fw.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ int pdsc_firmware_update(struct pdsc *pdsc, const struct firmware *fw,
 
 	dev_info(pdsc->dev, "Installing firmware\n");
 
+	if (!pdsc->cmd_regs)
+		return -ENXIO;
+
 	dl = priv_to_devlink(pdsc);
 	devlink_flash_update_status_notify(dl, "Preparing to flash",
 					   NULL, 0, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
index 5172a5ad8ec6..05fdeb235e5f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/pds_core/main.c
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ static void pdsc_unmap_bars(struct pdsc *pdsc)
 	struct pdsc_dev_bar *bars = pdsc->bars;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	pdsc->info_regs = NULL;
+	pdsc->cmd_regs = NULL;
+	pdsc->intr_status = NULL;
+	pdsc->intr_ctrl = NULL;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < PDS_CORE_BARS_MAX; i++) {
 		if (bars[i].vaddr)
 			pci_iounmap(pdsc->pdev, bars[i].vaddr);
