diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index a139aea..a8f79d8 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@
 {
     sPAPRPHBState *sphb;
     sPAPRPHBClass *spc;
+    PCIDevice *pdev;
     uint32_t addr, option;
     uint64_t buid;
     int ret;
@@ -446,6 +447,12 @@
         goto param_error_exit;
     }
 
+    pdev = pci_find_device(PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(sphb)->bus,
+                           (addr >> 16) & 0xFF, (addr >> 8) & 0xFF);
+    if (!pdev || !object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(pdev), "vfio-pci")) {
+        goto param_error_exit;
+    }
+
     spc = SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE_GET_CLASS(sphb);
     if (!spc->eeh_set_option) {
         goto param_error_exit;