diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 2be6b66b3856..f8ad7096555d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -2472,7 +2472,8 @@ static int vgic_its_restore_cte(struct vgic_its *its, gpa_t gpa, int esz)
 	target_addr = (u32)(val >> KVM_ITS_CTE_RDBASE_SHIFT);
 	coll_id = val & KVM_ITS_CTE_ICID_MASK;
 
-	if (target_addr >= atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus))
+	if (target_addr != COLLECTION_NOT_MAPPED &&
+	    target_addr >= atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	collection = find_collection(its, coll_id);