diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/msi-octeon.c b/arch/mips/pci/msi-octeon.c
index 2a5bb849b10e..288b58b00dc8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/msi-octeon.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/msi-octeon.c
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ int __init octeon_msi_initialize(void)
 	int irq;
 	struct irq_chip *msi;
 
-	if (octeon_dma_bar_type == OCTEON_DMA_BAR_TYPE_PCIE) {
+	if (octeon_dma_bar_type == OCTEON_DMA_BAR_TYPE_INVALID) {
+		return 0;
+	} else if (octeon_dma_bar_type == OCTEON_DMA_BAR_TYPE_PCIE) {
 		msi_rcv_reg[0] = CVMX_PEXP_NPEI_MSI_RCV0;
 		msi_rcv_reg[1] = CVMX_PEXP_NPEI_MSI_RCV1;
 		msi_rcv_reg[2] = CVMX_PEXP_NPEI_MSI_RCV2;