diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
index 91085ffbc58b2891aed663a11df09d038dabdfe0..86e917f1cc21139f2428eff25b8d228ffc31e461 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_config.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,12 @@ static int vfio_cap_init(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		if (cap <= PCI_CAP_ID_MAX) {
+		/*
+		 * ID 0 is a NULL capability, conflicting with our fake
+		 * PCI_CAP_ID_BASIC.  As it has no content, consider it
+		 * hidden for now.
+		 */
+		if (cap && cap <= PCI_CAP_ID_MAX) {
 			len = pci_cap_length[cap];
 			if (len == 0xFF) { /* Variable length */
 				len = vfio_cap_len(vdev, cap, pos);