diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index dcaf272c26c0..9f477f671639 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ static unsigned long ioapic_read_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic,
 			u32 redir_index = (ioapic->ioregsel - 0x10) >> 1;
 			u64 redir_content;
 
-			ASSERT(redir_index < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS);
+			if (redir_index < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS)
+				redir_content =
+					ioapic->redirtbl[redir_index].bits;
+			else
+				redir_content = ~0ULL;
 
-			redir_content = ioapic->redirtbl[redir_index].bits;
 			result = (ioapic->ioregsel & 0x1) ?
 			    (redir_content >> 32) & 0xffffffff :
 			    redir_content & 0xffffffff;