diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 2ff0ef62abadc8..c7fb2ad8be9f5d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -2270,6 +2270,16 @@ static int __init early_kvm_mode_cfg(char *arg)
 	if (!arg)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (strcmp(arg, "none") == 0) {
+		kvm_mode = KVM_MODE_NONE;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!is_hyp_mode_available()) {
+		pr_warn_once("KVM is not available. Ignoring kvm-arm.mode\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (strcmp(arg, "protected") == 0) {
 		if (!is_kernel_in_hyp_mode())
 			kvm_mode = KVM_MODE_PROTECTED;
@@ -2284,11 +2294,6 @@ static int __init early_kvm_mode_cfg(char *arg)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (strcmp(arg, "none") == 0) {
-		kvm_mode = KVM_MODE_NONE;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 early_param("kvm-arm.mode", early_kvm_mode_cfg);