--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ static int __init spufs_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	ret = -ENODEV;
+	if (!spu_management_ops)
+		goto out;
+
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	spufs_inode_cache = kmem_cache_create("spufs_inode_cache",
 			sizeof(struct spufs_inode_info), 0,