diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/ioreq.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/ioreq.c
index f2e0b3f74a..d5afe20cc8 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/ioreq.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/ioreq.c
@@ -820,6 +820,9 @@ int hvm_map_io_range_to_ioreq_server(struct domain *d, ioservid_t id,
     struct hvm_ioreq_server *s;
     int rc;
 
+    if ( start > end )
+        return -EINVAL;
+
     spin_lock_recursive(&d->arch.hvm_domain.ioreq_server.lock);
 
     rc = -ENOENT;
@@ -872,6 +875,9 @@ int hvm_unmap_io_range_from_ioreq_server(struct domain *d, ioservid_t id,
     struct hvm_ioreq_server *s;
     int rc;
 
+    if ( start > end )
+        return -EINVAL;
+
     spin_lock_recursive(&d->arch.hvm_domain.ioreq_server.lock);
 
     rc = -ENOENT;