diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
index fe67f8d77b09..cb64759b3d95 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.c
@@ -4095,7 +4095,7 @@ intel_iommu_domain_alloc_user(struct device *dev, u32 flags,
 	if (!iommu)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 
-	if ((flags & IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_NEST_PARENT) && !ecap_nest(iommu->ecap))
+	if ((flags & IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_NEST_PARENT) && !nested_supported(iommu))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
 
 	dirty_tracking = (flags & IOMMU_HWPT_ALLOC_DIRTY_TRACKING);
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
index 3bb569146229..cc7301579773 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/iommu.h
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ enum {
 				 ecap_pasid((iommu)->ecap))
 #define ssads_supported(iommu) (sm_supported(iommu) &&                 \
 				ecap_slads((iommu)->ecap))
+#define nested_supported(iommu)	(sm_supported(iommu) &&			\
+				 ecap_nest((iommu)->ecap))
 
 struct pasid_entry;
 struct pasid_state_entry;