diff --git a/drivers/usb/roles/class.c b/drivers/usb/roles/class.c
index 2bad038fb9ada3..70165dd86b5de9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/roles/class.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/roles/class.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct usb_role_switch {
 	struct mutex lock; /* device lock*/
 	struct module *module; /* the module this device depends on */
 	enum usb_role role;
+	bool registered;
 
 	/* From descriptor */
 	struct device *usb2_port;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ int usb_role_switch_set_role(struct usb_role_switch *sw, enum usb_role role)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sw))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!sw->registered)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	mutex_lock(&sw->lock);
 
 	ret = sw->set(sw, role);
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ enum usb_role usb_role_switch_get_role(struct usb_role_switch *sw)
 {
 	enum usb_role role;
 
-	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sw))
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sw) || !sw->registered)
 		return USB_ROLE_NONE;
 
 	mutex_lock(&sw->lock);
@@ -357,6 +361,8 @@ usb_role_switch_register(struct device *parent,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
+	sw->registered = true;
+
 	/* TODO: Symlinks for the host port and the device controller. */
 
 	return sw;
@@ -371,8 +377,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_role_switch_register);
  */
 void usb_role_switch_unregister(struct usb_role_switch *sw)
 {
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sw))
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(sw)) {
+		sw->registered = false;
 		device_unregister(&sw->dev);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_role_switch_unregister);