diff --git a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
index 6db8c8528f266b3fe418c65d25db25fd2c1a3b70..d5c5894f252e04b07c110da0d3c3be96d6a515ce 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,13 @@ static int ntb_transport_probe(struct ntb_client *self, struct ntb_dev *ndev)
 	int node;
 	int rc, i;
 
+	mw_count = ntb_mw_count(ndev);
+	if (ntb_spad_count(ndev) < (NUM_MWS + 1 + mw_count * 2)) {
+		dev_err(&ndev->dev, "Not enough scratch pad registers for %s",
+			NTB_TRANSPORT_NAME);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (ntb_db_is_unsafe(ndev))
 		dev_dbg(&ndev->dev,
 			"doorbell is unsafe, proceed anyway...\n");
@@ -1075,8 +1082,6 @@ static int ntb_transport_probe(struct ntb_client *self, struct ntb_dev *ndev)
 
 	nt->ndev = ndev;
 
-	mw_count = ntb_mw_count(ndev);
-
 	nt->mw_count = mw_count;
 
 	nt->mw_vec = kzalloc_node(mw_count * sizeof(*nt->mw_vec),
diff --git a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
index 30635c89320cc418b06528929569d8443110efdc..4368519da1023f12dced0af42b1f96ee47986091 100644
--- a/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/test/ntb_perf.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ enum {
 	VERSION = 0,
 	MW_SZ_HIGH,
 	MW_SZ_LOW,
-	SPAD_MSG,
-	SPAD_ACK,
 	MAX_SPAD
 };
 
@@ -696,6 +694,12 @@ static int perf_probe(struct ntb_client *client, struct ntb_dev *ntb)
 	int node;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	if (ntb_spad_count(ntb) < MAX_SPAD) {
+		dev_err(&ntb->dev, "Not enough scratch pad registers for %s",
+			DRIVER_NAME);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	node = dev_to_node(&pdev->dev);
 
 	perf = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*perf), GFP_KERNEL, node);