diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
index 3e497b91d2100..52e9e159bb70a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-imc.c
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ static int imc_pmu_create(struct device_node *parent, int pmu_index, int domain)
 	struct imc_pmu *pmu_ptr;
 	u32 offset;
 
+	/* Return for unknown domain */
+	if (domain < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* memory for pmu */
 	pmu_ptr = kzalloc(sizeof(*pmu_ptr), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pmu_ptr)