diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
index fa7cc051b4c4..2f185b386949 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
@@ -758,9 +758,11 @@ static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info(struct device *dev,
 							INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS,
 							vals, &val_len,
 							this_attr->address);
-	else
+	else if (indio_dev->info->read_raw)
 		ret = indio_dev->info->read_raw(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
 				    &vals[0], &vals[1], this_attr->address);
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -842,6 +844,9 @@ static ssize_t iio_read_channel_info_avail(struct device *dev,
 	int length;
 	int type;
 
+	if (!indio_dev->info->read_avail)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = indio_dev->info->read_avail(indio_dev, this_attr->c,
 					  &vals, &type, &length,
 					  this_attr->address);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
index 910c1f14abd5..a64f8fbac597 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-event.c
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_state_store(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!indio_dev->info->write_event_config)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = indio_dev->info->write_event_config(indio_dev,
 		this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
 		iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr), val);
@@ -300,6 +303,9 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_state_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct iio_dev_attr *this_attr = to_iio_dev_attr(attr);
 	int val;
 
+	if (!indio_dev->info->read_event_config)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	val = indio_dev->info->read_event_config(indio_dev,
 		this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
 		iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr));
@@ -318,6 +324,9 @@ static ssize_t iio_ev_value_show(struct device *dev,
 	int val, val2, val_arr[2];
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!indio_dev->info->read_event_value)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = indio_dev->info->read_event_value(indio_dev,
 		this_attr->c, iio_ev_attr_type(this_attr),
 		iio_ev_attr_dir(this_attr), iio_ev_attr_info(this_attr),
diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
index 52d773261828..77cf1f22df31 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devm_iio_channel_get_all);
 static int iio_channel_read(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2,
 			    enum iio_chan_info_enum info)
 {
+	const struct iio_info *iio_info = chan->indio_dev->info;
 	int unused;
 	int vals[INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS];
 	int ret;
@@ -554,15 +555,18 @@ static int iio_channel_read(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2,
 	if (!iio_channel_has_info(chan->channel, info))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi) {
-		ret = chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw_multi(chan->indio_dev,
-					chan->channel, INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS,
-					vals, &val_len, info);
+	if (iio_info->read_raw_multi) {
+		ret = iio_info->read_raw_multi(chan->indio_dev,
+					       chan->channel,
+					       INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS,
+					       vals, &val_len, info);
 		*val = vals[0];
 		*val2 = vals[1];
+	} else if (iio_info->read_raw) {
+		ret = iio_info->read_raw(chan->indio_dev,
+					 chan->channel, val, val2, info);
 	} else {
-		ret = chan->indio_dev->info->read_raw(chan->indio_dev,
-					chan->channel, val, val2, info);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
@@ -750,11 +754,15 @@ static int iio_channel_read_avail(struct iio_channel *chan,
 				  const int **vals, int *type, int *length,
 				  enum iio_chan_info_enum info)
 {
+	const struct iio_info *iio_info = chan->indio_dev->info;
+
 	if (!iio_channel_has_available(chan->channel, info))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	return chan->indio_dev->info->read_avail(chan->indio_dev, chan->channel,
-						 vals, type, length, info);
+	if (iio_info->read_avail)
+		return iio_info->read_avail(chan->indio_dev, chan->channel,
+					    vals, type, length, info);
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 int iio_read_avail_channel_attribute(struct iio_channel *chan,
@@ -917,8 +925,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_get_channel_type);
 static int iio_channel_write(struct iio_channel *chan, int val, int val2,
 			     enum iio_chan_info_enum info)
 {
-	return chan->indio_dev->info->write_raw(chan->indio_dev,
-						chan->channel, val, val2, info);
+	const struct iio_info *iio_info = chan->indio_dev->info;
+
+	if (iio_info->write_raw)
+		return iio_info->write_raw(chan->indio_dev,
+					   chan->channel, val, val2, info);
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 int iio_write_channel_attribute(struct iio_channel *chan, int val, int val2,