diff --git a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
index 880c33ab9f47..94ebf7f3fd58 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/vmw_vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
@@ -2243,7 +2243,8 @@ int vmci_qp_broker_map(struct vmci_handle handle,
 
 	result = VMCI_SUCCESS;
 
-	if (context_id != VMCI_HOST_CONTEXT_ID) {
+	if (context_id != VMCI_HOST_CONTEXT_ID &&
+	    !QPBROKERSTATE_HAS_MEM(entry)) {
 		struct vmci_qp_page_store page_store;
 
 		page_store.pages = guest_mem;
@@ -2350,7 +2351,8 @@ int vmci_qp_broker_unmap(struct vmci_handle handle,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (context_id != VMCI_HOST_CONTEXT_ID) {
+	if (context_id != VMCI_HOST_CONTEXT_ID &&
+	    QPBROKERSTATE_HAS_MEM(entry)) {
 		qp_acquire_queue_mutex(entry->produce_q);
 		result = qp_save_headers(entry);
 		if (result < VMCI_SUCCESS)