diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
index 0984fa58d87274302a8b9c57e8ee7f54c9c47b20..5d7383775bf1cc689ae39f98a488575ae92a5ae0 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel-iommu.c
@@ -1480,7 +1480,8 @@ static void free_dmar_iommu(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
 
 			domain = iommu->domains[i];
 			clear_bit(i, iommu->domain_ids);
-			if (domain_detach_iommu(domain, iommu) == 0)
+			if (domain_detach_iommu(domain, iommu) == 0 &&
+			    !domain_type_is_vm(domain))
 				domain_exit(domain);
 		}
 	}