diff --git a/tools/tests/resource/test-resource.c b/tools/tests/resource/test-resource.c
index 1b10be16a6..a7f2d04643 100644
--- a/tools/tests/resource/test-resource.c
+++ b/tools/tests/resource/test-resource.c
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ static void test_gnttab(uint32_t domid, unsigned int nr_frames,
         fail("    Fail: Managed to map gnttab v2 status frames in v1 mode\n");
         xenforeignmemory_unmap_resource(fh, res);
     }
+
+    /*
+     * If this check starts failing, you've found the right place to test your
+     * addition to the Acquire Resource infrastructure.
+     */
+    rc = xenforeignmemory_resource_size(fh, domid, 3, 0, &size);
+
+    /* Check that Xen rejected the resource type. */
+    if ( !rc )
+        fail("    Fail: Expected error on an invalid resource type, got success\n");
 }
 
 static void test_domain_configurations(void)
diff --git a/xen/common/memory.c b/xen/common/memory.c
index a6f2f6d1b3..8ca4e1a842 100644
--- a/xen/common/memory.c
+++ b/xen/common/memory.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ static unsigned int resource_max_frames(const struct domain *d,
         return d->vmtrace_size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
     default:
-        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+        return 0;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ static int _acquire_resource(
         return acquire_vmtrace_buf(d, id, frame, nr_frames, mfn_list);
 
     default:
+        ASSERT_UNREACHABLE();
         return -EOPNOTSUPP;
     }
 }