diff --git a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu-debug.c b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu-debug.c
index 4813d3a..41b09a1 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu-debug.c
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@
 
 static struct dentry *iommu_debug_root;
 
+static inline bool is_omap_iommu_detached(struct omap_iommu *obj)
+{
+	return !obj->domain;
+}
+
 static ssize_t debug_read_regs(struct file *file, char __user *userbuf,
 			       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -31,6 +36,9 @@
 	char *p, *buf;
 	ssize_t bytes;
 
+	if (is_omap_iommu_detached(obj))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	buf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -54,6 +62,9 @@
 	char *p, *buf;
 	ssize_t bytes, rest;
 
+	if (is_omap_iommu_detached(obj))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	buf = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -139,6 +150,9 @@
 	char *p, *buf;
 	size_t bytes;
 
+	if (is_omap_iommu_detached(obj))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	buf = (char *)__get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;