diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
index 4679aeb84767..2e2320edb96b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
@@ -2508,6 +2508,11 @@ static void dump_xives(void)
 	unsigned long num;
 	int c;
 
+	if (!xive_enabled()) {
+		printf("Xive disabled on this system\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	c = inchar();
 	if (c == 'a') {
 		dump_all_xives();