diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index f7737e1df6606f4a38dbd91c78880d6ab65c81ae..1aefaf2d8a370abf1a4ae8d2a48eefce84ed6bad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic_get(struct kvm *kvm, u32 vpidx)
 	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic;
 
 	vcpu = get_vcpu_by_vpidx(kvm, vpidx);
-	if (!vcpu)
+	if (!vcpu || !to_hv_vcpu(vcpu))
 		return NULL;
 	synic = vcpu_to_synic(vcpu);
 	return (synic->active) ? synic : NULL;