diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 2c14ad9809da..d0250744507a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ int kvm_io_bus_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 		    int len, void *val);
 int kvm_io_bus_register_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 			    int len, struct kvm_io_device *dev);
-int kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
-			      struct kvm_io_device *dev);
+void kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
+			       struct kvm_io_device *dev);
 struct kvm_io_device *kvm_io_bus_get_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
 					 gpa_t addr);
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index a29786dd9522..4d28a9ddbee0 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -870,7 +870,8 @@ kvm_deassign_ioeventfd_idx(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
 			continue;
 
 		kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm, bus_idx, &p->dev);
-		kvm->buses[bus_idx]->ioeventfd_count--;
+		if (kvm->buses[bus_idx])
+			kvm->buses[bus_idx]->ioeventfd_count--;
 		ioeventfd_release(p);
 		ret = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 7445566fadc1..ef1aa7f1ed7a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static void kvm_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
 	kvm_free_irq_routing(kvm);
 	for (i = 0; i < KVM_NR_BUSES; i++) {
-		kvm_io_bus_destroy(kvm->buses[i]);
+		if (kvm->buses[i])
+			kvm_io_bus_destroy(kvm->buses[i]);
 		kvm->buses[i] = NULL;
 	}
 	kvm_coalesced_mmio_free(kvm);
@@ -3476,6 +3477,8 @@ int kvm_io_bus_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 	};
 
 	bus = srcu_dereference(vcpu->kvm->buses[bus_idx], &vcpu->kvm->srcu);
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	r = __kvm_io_bus_write(vcpu, bus, &range, val);
 	return r < 0 ? r : 0;
 }
@@ -3493,6 +3496,8 @@ int kvm_io_bus_write_cookie(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
 	};
 
 	bus = srcu_dereference(vcpu->kvm->buses[bus_idx], &vcpu->kvm->srcu);
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* First try the device referenced by cookie. */
 	if ((cookie >= 0) && (cookie < bus->dev_count) &&
@@ -3543,6 +3548,8 @@ int kvm_io_bus_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 	};
 
 	bus = srcu_dereference(vcpu->kvm->buses[bus_idx], &vcpu->kvm->srcu);
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	r = __kvm_io_bus_read(vcpu, bus, &range, val);
 	return r < 0 ? r : 0;
 }
@@ -3555,6 +3562,9 @@ int kvm_io_bus_register_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 	struct kvm_io_bus *new_bus, *bus;
 
 	bus = kvm->buses[bus_idx];
+	if (!bus)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	/* exclude ioeventfd which is limited by maximum fd */
 	if (bus->dev_count - bus->ioeventfd_count > NR_IOBUS_DEVS - 1)
 		return -ENOSPC;
@@ -3574,45 +3584,41 @@ int kvm_io_bus_register_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx, gpa_t addr,
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold slots_lock. */
-int kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
-			      struct kvm_io_device *dev)
+void kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
+			       struct kvm_io_device *dev)
 {
-	int i, r;
+	int i;
 	struct kvm_io_bus *new_bus, *bus;
 
 	bus = kvm->buses[bus_idx];
-
-	/*
-	 * It's possible the bus being released before hand. If so,
-	 * we're done here.
-	 */
 	if (!bus)
-		return 0;
+		return;
 
-	r = -ENOENT;
 	for (i = 0; i < bus->dev_count; i++)
 		if (bus->range[i].dev == dev) {
-			r = 0;
 			break;
 		}
 
-	if (r)
-		return r;
+	if (i == bus->dev_count)
+		return;
 
 	new_bus = kmalloc(sizeof(*bus) + ((bus->dev_count - 1) *
 			  sizeof(struct kvm_io_range)), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!new_bus)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!new_bus)  {
+		pr_err("kvm: failed to shrink bus, removing it completely\n");
+		goto broken;
+	}
 
 	memcpy(new_bus, bus, sizeof(*bus) + i * sizeof(struct kvm_io_range));
 	new_bus->dev_count--;
 	memcpy(new_bus->range + i, bus->range + i + 1,
 	       (new_bus->dev_count - i) * sizeof(struct kvm_io_range));
 
+broken:
 	rcu_assign_pointer(kvm->buses[bus_idx], new_bus);
 	synchronize_srcu_expedited(&kvm->srcu);
 	kfree(bus);
-	return r;
+	return;
 }
 
 struct kvm_io_device *kvm_io_bus_get_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
@@ -3625,6 +3631,8 @@ struct kvm_io_device *kvm_io_bus_get_dev(struct kvm *kvm, enum kvm_bus bus_idx,
 	srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
 
 	bus = srcu_dereference(kvm->buses[bus_idx], &kvm->srcu);
+	if (!bus)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	dev_idx = kvm_io_bus_get_first_dev(bus, addr, 1);
 	if (dev_idx < 0)