diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-dev-v5.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-dev-v5.c
index 2937ba3afb7b57635c8f8feed0dc68a4b6c40ef7..82ac4c14c04c55942ed92d8b7b896b133358783d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-dev-v5.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/ccp-dev-v5.c
@@ -789,6 +789,18 @@ static int ccp5_init(struct ccp_device *ccp)
 
 	/* Find available queues */
 	qmr = ioread32(ccp->io_regs + Q_MASK_REG);
+	/*
+	 * Check for a access to the registers.  If this read returns
+	 * 0xffffffff, it's likely that the system is running a broken
+	 * BIOS which disallows access to the device. Stop here and fail
+	 * the initialization (but not the load, as the PSP could get
+	 * properly initialized).
+	 */
+	if (qmr == 0xffffffff) {
+		dev_notice(dev, "ccp: unable to access the device: you might be running a broken BIOS.\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; (i < MAX_HW_QUEUES) && (ccp->cmd_q_count < ccp->max_q_count); i++) {
 		if (!(qmr & (1 << i)))
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
index f9318d4482f2043b6c1d7cf9571dc8e71ad8ed97..c4da8d1a9abcbfdb3717e322f96270a2ca5c4d2c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
@@ -929,8 +929,22 @@ static int sev_misc_init(struct psp_device *psp)
 
 static int psp_check_sev_support(struct psp_device *psp)
 {
-	/* Check if device supports SEV feature */
-	if (!(ioread32(psp->io_regs + psp->vdata->feature_reg) & 1)) {
+	unsigned int val = ioread32(psp->io_regs + psp->vdata->feature_reg);
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for a access to the registers.  If this read returns
+	 * 0xffffffff, it's likely that the system is running a broken
+	 * BIOS which disallows access to the device. Stop here and
+	 * fail the PSP initialization (but not the load, as the CCP
+	 * could get properly initialized).
+	 */
+	if (val == 0xffffffff) {
+		dev_notice(psp->dev, "psp: unable to access the device: you might be running a broken BIOS.\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (!(val & 1)) {
+		/* Device does not support the SEV feature */
 		dev_dbg(psp->dev, "psp does not support SEV\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}