diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
index 1f59ee2226ca..17bbacb1b4b1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_uv.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ xpc_process_activate_IRQ_rcvd_uv(void)
 static void
 xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 			      struct xpc_activate_mq_msghdr_uv *msg_hdr,
+			      int part_setup,
 			      int *wakeup_hb_checker)
 {
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
@@ -481,6 +482,9 @@ xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 	case XPC_ACTIVATE_MQ_MSG_CHCTL_CLOSEREQUEST_UV: {
 		struct xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_closerequest_uv *msg;
 
+		if (!part_setup)
+			break;
+
 		msg = container_of(msg_hdr, struct
 				   xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_closerequest_uv,
 				   hdr);
@@ -497,6 +501,9 @@ xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 	case XPC_ACTIVATE_MQ_MSG_CHCTL_CLOSEREPLY_UV: {
 		struct xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_closereply_uv *msg;
 
+		if (!part_setup)
+			break;
+
 		msg = container_of(msg_hdr, struct
 				   xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_closereply_uv,
 				   hdr);
@@ -511,6 +518,9 @@ xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 	case XPC_ACTIVATE_MQ_MSG_CHCTL_OPENREQUEST_UV: {
 		struct xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_openrequest_uv *msg;
 
+		if (!part_setup)
+			break;
+
 		msg = container_of(msg_hdr, struct
 				   xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_openrequest_uv,
 				   hdr);
@@ -528,6 +538,9 @@ xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 	case XPC_ACTIVATE_MQ_MSG_CHCTL_OPENREPLY_UV: {
 		struct xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_openreply_uv *msg;
 
+		if (!part_setup)
+			break;
+
 		msg = container_of(msg_hdr, struct
 				   xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_openreply_uv, hdr);
 		args = &part->remote_openclose_args[msg->ch_number];
@@ -545,6 +558,9 @@ xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(struct xpc_partition *part,
 	case XPC_ACTIVATE_MQ_MSG_CHCTL_OPENCOMPLETE_UV: {
 		struct xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_opencomplete_uv *msg;
 
+		if (!part_setup)
+			break;
+
 		msg = container_of(msg_hdr, struct
 				xpc_activate_mq_msg_chctl_opencomplete_uv, hdr);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&part->chctl_lock, irq_flags);
@@ -621,6 +637,7 @@ xpc_handle_activate_IRQ_uv(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 			part_referenced = xpc_part_ref(part);
 			xpc_handle_activate_mq_msg_uv(part, msg_hdr,
+						      part_referenced,
 						      &wakeup_hb_checker);
 			if (part_referenced)
 				xpc_part_deref(part);