diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
index 6c2234871215..dc95652fff40 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/common.h
@@ -321,10 +321,28 @@ enum debug_counters {
 	SCMI_DEBUG_COUNTERS_LAST
 };
 
-static inline void scmi_inc_count(atomic_t *arr, int stat)
+/**
+ * struct scmi_debug_info  - Debug common info
+ * @top_dentry: A reference to the top debugfs dentry
+ * @name: Name of this SCMI instance
+ * @type: Type of this SCMI instance
+ * @is_atomic: Flag to state if the transport of this instance is atomic
+ * @counters: An array of atomic_c's used for tracking statistics (if enabled)
+ */
+struct scmi_debug_info {
+	struct dentry *top_dentry;
+	const char *name;
+	const char *type;
+	bool is_atomic;
+	atomic_t counters[SCMI_DEBUG_COUNTERS_LAST];
+};
+
+static inline void scmi_inc_count(struct scmi_debug_info *dbg, int stat)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_DEBUG_COUNTERS))
-		atomic_inc(&arr[stat]);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_DEBUG_COUNTERS)) {
+		if (dbg)
+			atomic_inc(&dbg->counters[stat]);
+	}
 }
 
 enum scmi_bad_msg {
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index d1fd2e492909..9d4c983a2754 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -102,22 +102,6 @@ struct scmi_protocol_instance {
 
 #define ph_to_pi(h)	container_of(h, struct scmi_protocol_instance, ph)
 
-/**
- * struct scmi_debug_info  - Debug common info
- * @top_dentry: A reference to the top debugfs dentry
- * @name: Name of this SCMI instance
- * @type: Type of this SCMI instance
- * @is_atomic: Flag to state if the transport of this instance is atomic
- * @counters: An array of atomic_c's used for tracking statistics (if enabled)
- */
-struct scmi_debug_info {
-	struct dentry *top_dentry;
-	const char *name;
-	const char *type;
-	bool is_atomic;
-	atomic_t counters[SCMI_DEBUG_COUNTERS_LAST];
-};
-
 /**
  * struct scmi_info - Structure representing a SCMI instance
  *
@@ -856,7 +840,7 @@ scmi_xfer_command_acquire(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo, u32 msg_hdr)
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&minfo->xfer_lock, flags);
 
 		scmi_bad_message_trace(cinfo, msg_hdr, MSG_UNEXPECTED);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, ERR_MSG_UNEXPECTED);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, ERR_MSG_UNEXPECTED);
 
 		return xfer;
 	}
@@ -884,7 +868,7 @@ scmi_xfer_command_acquire(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo, u32 msg_hdr)
 			msg_type, xfer_id, msg_hdr, xfer->state);
 
 		scmi_bad_message_trace(cinfo, msg_hdr, MSG_INVALID);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, ERR_MSG_INVALID);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, ERR_MSG_INVALID);
 
 
 		/* On error the refcount incremented above has to be dropped */
@@ -930,7 +914,7 @@ static void scmi_handle_notification(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo,
 			PTR_ERR(xfer));
 
 		scmi_bad_message_trace(cinfo, msg_hdr, MSG_NOMEM);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, ERR_MSG_NOMEM);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, ERR_MSG_NOMEM);
 
 		scmi_clear_channel(info, cinfo);
 		return;
@@ -946,7 +930,7 @@ static void scmi_handle_notification(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo,
 	trace_scmi_msg_dump(info->id, cinfo->id, xfer->hdr.protocol_id,
 			    xfer->hdr.id, "NOTI", xfer->hdr.seq,
 			    xfer->hdr.status, xfer->rx.buf, xfer->rx.len);
-	scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, NOTIFICATION_OK);
+	scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, NOTIFICATION_OK);
 
 	scmi_notify(cinfo->handle, xfer->hdr.protocol_id,
 		    xfer->hdr.id, xfer->rx.buf, xfer->rx.len, ts);
@@ -1006,10 +990,10 @@ static void scmi_handle_response(struct scmi_chan_info *cinfo,
 	if (xfer->hdr.type == MSG_TYPE_DELAYED_RESP) {
 		scmi_clear_channel(info, cinfo);
 		complete(xfer->async_done);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, DELAYED_RESPONSE_OK);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, DELAYED_RESPONSE_OK);
 	} else {
 		complete(&xfer->done);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, RESPONSE_OK);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, RESPONSE_OK);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_RAW_MODE_SUPPORT)) {
@@ -1117,7 +1101,7 @@ static int scmi_wait_for_reply(struct device *dev, const struct scmi_desc *desc,
 					"timed out in resp(caller: %pS) - polling\n",
 					(void *)_RET_IP_);
 				ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-				scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, XFERS_RESPONSE_POLLED_TIMEOUT);
+				scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, XFERS_RESPONSE_POLLED_TIMEOUT);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1142,7 +1126,7 @@ static int scmi_wait_for_reply(struct device *dev, const struct scmi_desc *desc,
 					    "RESP" : "resp",
 					    xfer->hdr.seq, xfer->hdr.status,
 					    xfer->rx.buf, xfer->rx.len);
-			scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, RESPONSE_POLLED_OK);
+			scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, RESPONSE_POLLED_OK);
 
 			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM_SCMI_RAW_MODE_SUPPORT)) {
 				struct scmi_info *info =
@@ -1160,7 +1144,7 @@ static int scmi_wait_for_reply(struct device *dev, const struct scmi_desc *desc,
 			dev_err(dev, "timed out in resp(caller: %pS)\n",
 				(void *)_RET_IP_);
 			ret = -ETIMEDOUT;
-			scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, XFERS_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT);
+			scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, XFERS_RESPONSE_TIMEOUT);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1244,13 +1228,13 @@ static int do_xfer(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 	    !is_transport_polling_capable(info->desc)) {
 		dev_warn_once(dev,
 			      "Polling mode is not supported by transport.\n");
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, SENT_FAIL_POLLING_UNSUPPORTED);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, SENT_FAIL_POLLING_UNSUPPORTED);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	cinfo = idr_find(&info->tx_idr, pi->proto->id);
 	if (unlikely(!cinfo)) {
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, SENT_FAIL_CHANNEL_NOT_FOUND);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, SENT_FAIL_CHANNEL_NOT_FOUND);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* True ONLY if also supported by transport. */
@@ -1284,19 +1268,19 @@ static int do_xfer(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph,
 	ret = info->desc->ops->send_message(cinfo, xfer);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Failed to send message %d\n", ret);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, SENT_FAIL);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, SENT_FAIL);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	trace_scmi_msg_dump(info->id, cinfo->id, xfer->hdr.protocol_id,
 			    xfer->hdr.id, "CMND", xfer->hdr.seq,
 			    xfer->hdr.status, xfer->tx.buf, xfer->tx.len);
-	scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, SENT_OK);
+	scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, SENT_OK);
 
 	ret = scmi_wait_for_message_response(cinfo, xfer);
 	if (!ret && xfer->hdr.status) {
 		ret = scmi_to_linux_errno(xfer->hdr.status);
-		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg->counters, ERR_PROTOCOL);
+		scmi_inc_count(info->dbg, ERR_PROTOCOL);
 	}
 
 	if (info->desc->ops->mark_txdone)