diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
index a9f1fe44c4c0..21f0d8cbd7aa 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/hw_pagetable.c
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ iommufd_hwpt_nested_alloc(struct iommufd_ctx *ictx,
 
 	if (flags || !user_data->len || !ops->domain_alloc_user)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EOPNOTSUPP);
-	if (parent->auto_domain || !parent->nest_parent)
+	if (parent->auto_domain || !parent->nest_parent ||
+	    parent->common.domain->owner != ops)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
 	hwpt_nested = __iommufd_object_alloc(