diff --git a/lib/utils/irqchip/imsic.c b/lib/utils/irqchip/imsic.c
index 02e3a334..7d6993ea 100644
--- a/lib/utils/irqchip/imsic.c
+++ b/lib/utils/irqchip/imsic.c
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ struct imsic_data *imsic_get_data(u32 hartid)
 {
 	struct sbi_scratch *scratch;
 
+	if (!imsic_ptr_offset)
+		return NULL;
+
 	scratch = sbi_hartid_to_scratch(hartid);
 	if (!scratch)
 		return NULL;
@@ -134,6 +137,9 @@ int imsic_get_target_file(u32 hartid)
 {
 	struct sbi_scratch *scratch;
 
+	if (!imsic_file_offset)
+		return SBI_ENOENT;
+
 	scratch = sbi_hartid_to_scratch(hartid);
 	if (!scratch)
 		return SBI_ENOENT;