diff --git a/util/make_new_dif/ip.py b/util/make_new_dif/ip.py
index a0f8e73f87c64..b52738320fe01 100644
--- a/util/make_new_dif/ip.py
+++ b/util/make_new_dif/ip.py
@@ -149,3 +149,6 @@ def has_status_type_irqs(self):
                 return True
         else:
             return False
+
+    def has_registers(self):
+        return "registers" in self._hjson_data
diff --git a/util/make_new_dif/templates/dif_autogen.c.tpl b/util/make_new_dif/templates/dif_autogen.c.tpl
index ec804835c08f4..933d42d5cae1c 100644
--- a/util/make_new_dif/templates/dif_autogen.c.tpl
+++ b/util/make_new_dif/templates/dif_autogen.c.tpl
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ dif_result_t dif_${ip.name_snake}_init(
 
   return kDifOk;
 }
+% if ip.has_registers():
 
 OT_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT
 dif_result_t dif_${ip.name_snake}_init_from_dt(
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ dif_result_t dif_${ip.name_snake}_init_from_dt(
 
   return kDifOk;
 }
+% endif
 
 dif_result_t dif_${ip.name_snake}_get_dt(
   const dif_${ip.name_snake}_t *${ip.name_snake},