diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 756634f14df6..775c23d4021a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@ 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: