diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 7bd7a1e4409d..b8e112720812 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ static int vq_memory_access_ok(void __user *log_base, struct vhost_memory *mem,
 			       int log_all)
 {
 	int i;
+
+        if (!mem)
+                return 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < mem->nregions; ++i) {
 		struct vhost_memory_region *m = mem->regions + i;
 		unsigned long a = m->userspace_addr;