diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
index 3d4dd9420c30..0d2f805468e1 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
@@ -860,6 +860,11 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_pin_pages(void *iommu_data,
 		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)