diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
index 935a1d0ddb97e035ecc7329bd78649a558860a8b..5ad2596c6e8a1631a249f7d61df4e8a53f401c64 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vdpa.c
@@ -499,6 +499,8 @@ static long vhost_vdpa_vring_ioctl(struct vhost_vdpa *v, unsigned int cmd,
 		ops->set_vq_ready(vdpa, idx, s.num);
 		return 0;
 	case VHOST_VDPA_GET_VRING_GROUP:
+		if (!ops->get_vq_group)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		s.index = idx;
 		s.num = ops->get_vq_group(vdpa, idx);
 		if (s.num >= vdpa->ngroups)
diff --git a/include/linux/vdpa.h b/include/linux/vdpa.h
index 4700a88a28f6c70a89f5d21ca7597936d4019f3e..7b4a13d3bd919009e4ebae7751f3685964f7e1a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/vdpa.h
+++ b/include/linux/vdpa.h
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ struct vdpa_map_file {
  *				for the device
  *				@vdev: vdpa device
  *				Returns virtqueue algin requirement
- * @get_vq_group:		Get the group id for a specific virtqueue
+ * @get_vq_group:		Get the group id for a specific
+ *				virtqueue (optional)
  *				@vdev: vdpa device
  *				@idx: virtqueue index
  *				Returns u32: group id for this virtqueue
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ struct vdpa_map_file {
  *				Returns the iova range supported by
  *				the device.
  * @set_group_asid:		Set address space identifier for a
- *				virtqueue group
+ *				virtqueue group (optional)
  *				@vdev: vdpa device
  *				@group: virtqueue group
  *				@asid: address space id for this group