diff --git a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_v01.c b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_v01.c
index 188d5ea5b3b85d..c9c323d4577a98 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_v01.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kvm/vcpu_sbi_v01.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static int kvm_sbi_ext_v01_handler(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 
 		for_each_set_bit(i, &hmask, BITS_PER_LONG) {
 			rvcpu = kvm_get_vcpu_by_id(vcpu->kvm, i);
+			if (!rvcpu)
+				continue;
 			ret = kvm_riscv_vcpu_set_interrupt(rvcpu, IRQ_VS_SOFT);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;