diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
index 2a45867d3b4f5ff89636d561379592e8ebabae05..a4964c334cab66eba2e41e34c25db281a1729555 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-cpc.c
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(spinlock_t, cpc_core_lock);
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(unsigned long, cpc_core_lock_flags);
 
+phys_addr_t __weak mips_cpc_default_phys_base(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * mips_cpc_phys_base - retrieve the physical base address of the CPC
  *
@@ -43,8 +48,12 @@ static phys_addr_t mips_cpc_phys_base(void)
 	if (cpc_base & CM_GCR_CPC_BASE_CPCEN_MSK)
 		return cpc_base & CM_GCR_CPC_BASE_CPCBASE_MSK;
 
-	/* Otherwise, give it the default address & enable it */
+	/* Otherwise, use the default address */
 	cpc_base = mips_cpc_default_phys_base();
+	if (!cpc_base)
+		return cpc_base;
+
+	/* Enable the CPC, mapped at the default address */
 	write_gcr_cpc_base(cpc_base | CM_GCR_CPC_BASE_CPCEN_MSK);
 	return cpc_base;
 }