diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
index fba32d84e5787f..77f71f602f73c3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ static enum tcpm_state tcpm_default_state(struct tcpm_port *port)
 			return SNK_UNATTACHED;
 		else if (port->try_role == TYPEC_SOURCE)
 			return SRC_UNATTACHED;
-		else if (port->tcpc->config->default_role == TYPEC_SINK)
+		else if (port->tcpc->config &&
+			 port->tcpc->config->default_role == TYPEC_SINK)
 			return SNK_UNATTACHED;
 		/* Fall through to return SRC_UNATTACHED */
 	} else if (port->port_type == TYPEC_PORT_SNK) {
@@ -4114,7 +4115,7 @@ static int tcpm_try_role(const struct typec_capability *cap, int role)
 	mutex_lock(&port->lock);
 	if (tcpc->try_role)
 		ret = tcpc->try_role(tcpc, role);
-	if (!ret && !tcpc->config->try_role_hw)
+	if (!ret && (!tcpc->config || !tcpc->config->try_role_hw))
 		port->try_role = role;
 	port->try_src_count = 0;
 	port->try_snk_count = 0;
@@ -4701,7 +4702,7 @@ static int tcpm_copy_caps(struct tcpm_port *port,
 	port->typec_caps.prefer_role = tcfg->default_role;
 	port->typec_caps.type = tcfg->type;
 	port->typec_caps.data = tcfg->data;
-	port->self_powered = port->tcpc->config->self_powered;
+	port->self_powered = tcfg->self_powered;
 
 	return 0;
 }