diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
index edd5761f7336cca1f582f98af6e7356f5b8925ee..0f53049719cd670f3b31a444863f5af378645b7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_ctrlmondata.c
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ static int parse_line(char *line, struct rdt_resource *r,
 	struct rdt_domain *d;
 	unsigned long dom_id;
 
+	if (rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_PSEUDO_LOCKSETUP &&
+	    r->rid == RDT_RESOURCE_MBA) {
+		rdt_last_cmd_puts("Cannot pseudo-lock MBA resource\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 next:
 	if (!line || line[0] == '\0')
 		return 0;