diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 4eed7fd8db93..1dfa49d26de9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ bool kvm_is_reserved_pfn(kvm_pfn_t pfn)
 	 */
 	if (pfn_valid(pfn))
 		return PageReserved(pfn_to_page(pfn)) &&
+		       !is_zero_pfn(pfn) &&
 		       !kvm_is_zone_device_pfn(pfn);
 
 	return true;