diff --git a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
index 0e843bd13747..785da84244df 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/bhyve/pci_passthru.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ msix_table_read(struct passthru_softc *sc, uint64_t offset, int size)
 	int index;
 
 	pi = sc->psc_pi;
-	if (offset >= pi->pi_msix.pba_offset &&
+	if (pi->pi_msix.pba_page != NULL && offset >= pi->pi_msix.pba_offset &&
 	    offset < pi->pi_msix.pba_offset + pi->pi_msix.pba_size) {
 		switch(size) {
 		case 1:
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ msix_table_write(struct vmctx *ctx, int vcpu, struct passthru_softc *sc,
 	int index;
 
 	pi = sc->psc_pi;
-	if (offset >= pi->pi_msix.pba_offset &&
+	if (pi->pi_msix.pba_page != NULL && offset >= pi->pi_msix.pba_offset &&
 	    offset < pi->pi_msix.pba_offset + pi->pi_msix.pba_size) {
 		switch(size) {
 		case 1: