diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h
index 6976b03e521369bddedfe6968cfa221c6705c552..8756e4bcdba0609ff789a4f1efaa551faa39ed98 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/memory.h
@@ -347,7 +347,8 @@ static inline __deprecated void *bus_to_virt(unsigned long x)
 #define ARCH_PFN_OFFSET		PHYS_PFN_OFFSET
 
 #define virt_to_page(kaddr)	pfn_to_page(__pa(kaddr) >> PAGE_SHIFT)
-#define virt_addr_valid(kaddr)	((unsigned long)(kaddr) >= PAGE_OFFSET && (unsigned long)(kaddr) < (unsigned long)high_memory)
+#define virt_addr_valid(kaddr)	(((unsigned long)(kaddr) >= PAGE_OFFSET && (unsigned long)(kaddr) < (unsigned long)high_memory) \
+					&& pfn_valid(__pa(kaddr) >> PAGE_SHIFT) )
 
 #endif