diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
index c79540deaf00..3a4b09ae8561 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-svm.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int intel_svm_bind_mm(struct device *dev, int *pasid, int flags, struct svm_dev_
 	int pasid_max;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!iommu)
+	if (!iommu || dmar_disabled)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (dev_is_pci(dev)) {