diff --git a/drivers/base/memory.c b/drivers/base/memory.c
index f8fd562c3f18644d8f964f0dbb4628551b427975..1e884d82af6fcfebe02db0e20564d1c9ce50e71f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/memory.c
+++ b/drivers/base/memory.c
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ static ssize_t show_mem_removable(struct device *dev,
 	int ret = 1;
 	struct memory_block *mem = to_memory_block(dev);
 
+	if (mem->state != MEM_ONLINE)
+		goto out;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < sections_per_block; i++) {
 		if (!present_section_nr(mem->start_section_nr + i))
 			continue;
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ static ssize_t show_mem_removable(struct device *dev,
 		ret &= is_mem_section_removable(pfn, PAGES_PER_SECTION);
 	}
 
+out:
 	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", ret);
 }