diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index ffdad59ec81f..fe06dc193689 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ static int scmi_xfer_info_init(struct scmi_info *sinfo)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = __scmi_xfer_info_init(sinfo, &sinfo->tx_minfo);
-	if (!ret && idr_find(&sinfo->rx_idr, SCMI_PROTOCOL_BASE))
+	if (!ret && !idr_is_empty(&sinfo->rx_idr))
 		ret = __scmi_xfer_info_init(sinfo, &sinfo->rx_minfo);
 
 	return ret;