diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index e4431ad..94e148e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1651,6 +1651,10 @@
 		goto vcpu_destroy;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+	if (!kvm_vcpu_compatible(vcpu)) {
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock_vcpu_destroy;
+	}
 	if (atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus) == KVM_MAX_VCPUS) {
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock_vcpu_destroy;