diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index fa67905..8cc0914 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include <xen/xenbus.h>
 #include <xen/events.h>
 #include <xen/page.h>
+#include <xen/platform_pci.h>
 #include <xen/grant_table.h>
 
 #include <xen/interface/io/netif.h>
@@ -1956,6 +1957,9 @@
 	if (xen_initial_domain())
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!xen_platform_pci_unplug)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Initialising Xen virtual ethernet driver.\n");
 
 	return xenbus_register_frontend(&netfront_driver);