diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index 6ef8f19fe49a..a9b6e4a178cb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ int vchiq_dump_platform_instances(void *dump_context)
 	int len;
 	int i;
 
+	if (!state)
+		return -ENOTCONN;
+
 	/*
 	 * There is no list of instances, so instead scan all services,
 	 * marking those that have been dumped.