diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/services.c b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
index e352ce1e1779..5199dd3f3db5 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/services.c
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/services.c
@@ -1261,6 +1261,12 @@ int security_sidtab_hash_stats(struct selinux_state *state, char *page)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!state->initialized) {
+		pr_err("SELinux: %s:  called before initial load_policy\n",
+		       __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	read_lock(&state->ss->policy_rwlock);
 	rc = sidtab_hash_stats(state->ss->sidtab, page);
 	read_unlock(&state->ss->policy_rwlock);