diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
index c424913324e3..8dbb270998f4 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
@@ -1235,7 +1235,8 @@ static void tce_iommu_release_ownership_ddw(struct tce_container *container,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < IOMMU_TABLE_GROUP_MAX_TABLES; ++i)
-		table_group->ops->unset_window(table_group, i);
+		if (container->tables[i])
+			table_group->ops->unset_window(table_group, i);
 
 	table_group->ops->release_ownership(table_group);
 }