diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mpt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mpt.h
index 93649b34798b..1af5830c0a56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mpt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/mpt.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_detect_host(void)
 static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_host_init(struct device *dev,
 			void *gvt, const void *ops)
 {
+	/* optional to provide */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->host_init)
+		return 0;
+
 	return intel_gvt_host.mpt->host_init(dev, gvt, ops);
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +77,10 @@ static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_host_init(struct device *dev,
 static inline void intel_gvt_hypervisor_host_exit(struct device *dev,
 			void *gvt)
 {
+	/* optional to provide */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->host_exit)
+		return;
+
 	intel_gvt_host.mpt->host_exit(dev, gvt);
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +93,10 @@ static inline void intel_gvt_hypervisor_host_exit(struct device *dev,
  */
 static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_attach_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 {
+	/* optional to provide */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->attach_vgpu)
+		return 0;
+
 	return intel_gvt_host.mpt->attach_vgpu(vgpu, &vgpu->handle);
 }
 
@@ -97,6 +109,10 @@ static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_attach_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
  */
 static inline void intel_gvt_hypervisor_detach_vgpu(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu)
 {
+	/* optional to provide */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->detach_vgpu)
+		return;
+
 	intel_gvt_host.mpt->detach_vgpu(vgpu->handle);
 }
 
@@ -261,6 +277,10 @@ static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_map_gfn_to_mfn(
 		unsigned long mfn, unsigned int nr,
 		bool map)
 {
+	/* a MPT implementation could have MMIO mapped elsewhere */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->map_gfn_to_mfn)
+		return 0;
+
 	return intel_gvt_host.mpt->map_gfn_to_mfn(vgpu->handle, gfn, mfn, nr,
 						  map);
 }
@@ -278,6 +298,10 @@ static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_map_gfn_to_mfn(
 static inline int intel_gvt_hypervisor_set_trap_area(
 		struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, u64 start, u64 end, bool map)
 {
+	/* a MPT implementation could have MMIO trapped elsewhere */
+	if (!intel_gvt_host.mpt->set_trap_area)
+		return 0;
+
 	return intel_gvt_host.mpt->set_trap_area(vgpu->handle, start, end, map);
 }