diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
index 9267ffecedcd..0c77f2209cec 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpt3sas/mpt3sas_ctl.c
@@ -785,6 +785,18 @@ _ctl_do_mpt_command(struct MPT3SAS_ADAPTER *ioc, struct mpt3_ioctl_command karg,
 	case MPI2_FUNCTION_NVME_ENCAPSULATED:
 	{
 		nvme_encap_request = (Mpi26NVMeEncapsulatedRequest_t *)request;
+		if (!ioc->pcie_sg_lookup) {
+			dtmprintk(ioc, ioc_info(ioc,
+			    "HBA doesn't support NVMe. Rejecting NVMe Encapsulated request.\n"
+			    ));
+
+			if (ioc->logging_level & MPT_DEBUG_TM)
+				_debug_dump_mf(nvme_encap_request,
+				    ioc->request_sz/4);
+			mpt3sas_base_free_smid(ioc, smid);
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Get the Physical Address of the sense buffer.
 		 * Use Error Response buffer address field to hold the sense