diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
index 8d7e29d953b7e66ba94716bbc0abcf3ff8cfc3be..2e902bf3a99e9c5d15b11a779527190007afc7ed 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn533/pn533.c
@@ -1749,6 +1749,11 @@ static int pn533_start_poll(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev,
 	}
 
 	pn533_poll_create_mod_list(dev, im_protocols, tm_protocols);
+	if (!dev->poll_mod_count) {
+		nfc_err(dev->dev,
+			"Poll mod list is empty\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	/* Do not always start polling from the same modulation */
 	get_random_bytes(&rand_mod, sizeof(rand_mod));