diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index 2804aed3f416aea878efde04937937e238ff4e5e..25425d3f257536b291f27aa975bb8f164c0c437c 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ static int memory_subsys_offline(struct device *dev)
 	if (mem->state == MEM_OFFLINE)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Can't offline block with non-present sections */
+	if (mem->section_count != sections_per_block)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return memory_block_change_state(mem, MEM_OFFLINE, MEM_ONLINE);
 }