diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
index 11fac09e3a8cb55e082764e6c5aa706c02df7d4d..67e773744edb22d563844f239b111913edc151b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/amd_nb.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ bool __init early_is_amd_nb(u32 device)
 
 struct resource *amd_get_mmconfig_range(struct resource *res)
 {
-	u32 address;
 	u64 base, msr;
 	unsigned int segn_busn_bits;
 
@@ -151,13 +150,11 @@ struct resource *amd_get_mmconfig_range(struct resource *res)
 	    boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_HYGON)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* assume all cpus from fam10h have mmconfig */
-	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 0x10)
+	/* Assume CPUs from Fam10h have mmconfig, although not all VMs do */
+	if (boot_cpu_data.x86 < 0x10 ||
+	    rdmsrl_safe(MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE, &msr))
 		return NULL;
 
-	address = MSR_FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_BASE;
-	rdmsrl(address, msr);
-
 	/* mmconfig is not enabled */
 	if (!(msr & FAM10H_MMIO_CONF_ENABLE))
 		return NULL;