diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 5147b943a864..7721eb522f43 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_HPAGE_1M:
 		r = 0;
-		if (hpage && !kvm_is_ucontrol(kvm))
+		if (hpage && !(kvm && kvm_is_ucontrol(kvm)))
 			r = 1;
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_S390_MEM_OP: