diff --git a/drivers/misc/pkvm/smmuv3_nesting.c b/drivers/misc/pkvm/smmuv3_nesting.c
index 6f941a8..f86e3dd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/pkvm/smmuv3_nesting.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/pkvm/smmuv3_nesting.c
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ extern bool kvm_nvhe_sym(smmu_cpu_stage_2);
 static bool smmu_cpu_stage_2;
 module_param(smmu_cpu_stage_2, bool, 0);
 
+static bool skip_stage2;
+module_param(skip_stage2, bool, 0);
+
 static int smmuv3_describe_smmuv3(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ static int smmuv3_nesting_init(void)
 	int nr_pages = 0;
 	bool registered;
 
+	if (skip_stage2)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = platform_driver_probe(&smmuv3_nesting_driver, smmuv3_nesting_probe);
 	registered = !ret;
 	if (ret)