diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 3fdc1e53aaac..9cce5504a5c7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -825,6 +825,8 @@ int __init hpet_enable(void)
 		return 0;
 
 	hpet_set_mapping();
+	if (!hpet_virt_address)
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Read the period and check for a sane value: