diff --git a/drivers/i3c/device.c b/drivers/i3c/device.c
index 5e6df6de0283..f1ba363b22a1 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/device.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/device.c
@@ -204,12 +204,14 @@ int i3c_device_request_ibi(struct i3c_device *dev,
 		return ret;
 
 	i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(dev->bus);
-	if (dev->desc) {
+	if (!dev->desc) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+	} else if (!(dev->desc->info.bcr & I3C_BCR_IBI_REQ_CAP)) {
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	} else {
 		mutex_lock(&dev->desc->ibi_lock);
 		ret = i3c_dev_request_ibi_locked(dev->desc, req);
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->desc->ibi_lock);
-	} else {
-		ret = -ENOENT;
 	}
 	i3c_bus_normaluse_unlock(dev->bus);