diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
index 7fa68dc4e938..009ba186652a 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
@@ -936,6 +936,11 @@ again:
 		if (ret)
 			goto pin_unwind;
 
+		if (!pfn_valid(phys_pfn)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto pin_unwind;
+		}
+
 		ret = vfio_add_to_pfn_list(dma, iova, phys_pfn);
 		if (ret) {
 			if (put_pfn(phys_pfn, dma->prot) && do_accounting)