diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/aia_imsic.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/aia_imsic.c
index 7edfd129242f..60da5fa155a6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/aia_imsic.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/aia_imsic.c
@@ -797,6 +797,10 @@ int kvm_riscv_vcpu_aia_imsic_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (kvm->arch.aia.mode == KVM_DEV_RISCV_AIA_MODE_EMUL)
 		return 1;
 
+	/* IMSIC vCPU state may not be initialized yet */
+	if (!imsic)
+		return 1;
+
 	/* Read old IMSIC VS-file details */
 	read_lock_irqsave(&imsic->vsfile_lock, flags);
 	old_vsfile_hgei = imsic->vsfile_hgei;