diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
index 6914b289c86b..7b93191dc2e3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ static int imc_pmu_create(struct device_node *parent, int pmu_index, int domain)
 	struct imc_pmu *pmu_ptr;
 	u32 offset;
 
+	/* Return for unknown domain */
+	if (domain < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* memory for pmu */
 	pmu_ptr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct imc_pmu), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmu_ptr)