diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 24e42bd7d3b7..9a8c086528f5 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -4708,6 +4708,8 @@ static long kvm_s390_guest_sida_op(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (mop->size + mop->sida_offset > sida_size(vcpu->arch.sie_block))
 		return -E2BIG;
+	if (!kvm_s390_pv_cpu_is_protected(vcpu))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (mop->op) {
 	case KVM_S390_MEMOP_SIDA_READ: