diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
index 4a903770b8e1d58569a6ade3e57ba2abdf9ba8fb..cc6da9e5a542bfe37a41f6a3648bdb69b4a0b905 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_host.c
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ static int vmci_host_setup_notify(struct vmci_ctx *context,
 		context->notify_page = NULL;
 		return VMCI_ERROR_GENERIC;
 	}
+	if (context->notify_page == NULL)
+		return VMCI_ERROR_UNAVAILABLE;
 
 	/*
 	 * Map the locked page and set up notify pointer.