diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-apei.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-apei.c
index 507ea58688e25..cd8b166a17353 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-apei.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mcheck/mce-apei.c
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ void apei_mce_report_mem_error(int corrected, struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err)
 	struct mce m;
 
 	/* Only corrected MC is reported */
-	if (!corrected)
+	if (!corrected || !(mem_err->validation_bits &
+				CPER_MEM_VALID_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS))
 		return;
 
 	mce_setup(&m);