diff --git a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
index b1c37cc3fa98..6159e9edddfd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/perf/imc-pmu.c
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ static int nest_imc_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 	 * Get the base memory addresss for this cpu.
 	 */
 	chip_id = cpu_to_chip_id(event->cpu);
+
+	/* Return, if chip_id is not valid */
+	if (chip_id < 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	pcni = pmu->mem_info;
 	do {
 		if (pcni->id == chip_id) {