diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci.c
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci.c
@@ -242,8 +242,10 @@
 
 	vmci_components_cleanup();
 
-	taskqueue_drain(taskqueue_thread, &sc->vmci_delayed_work_task);
-	mtx_destroy(&sc->vmci_delayed_work_lock);
+	if mtx_initialized(&sc->vmci_spinlock) {
+		taskqueue_drain(taskqueue_thread, &sc->vmci_delayed_work_task);
+		mtx_destroy(&sc->vmci_delayed_work_lock);
+	}
 
 	if (sc->vmci_res0 != NULL)
 		bus_space_write_4(sc->vmci_iot0, sc->vmci_ioh0,
@@ -254,7 +256,8 @@
 
 	vmci_unmap_bars(sc);
 
-	mtx_destroy(&sc->vmci_spinlock);
+	if mtx_initialized(&sc->vmci_spinlock)
+		mtx_destroy(&sc->vmci_spinlock);
 
 	pci_disable_busmaster(dev);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_event.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_event.c
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_event.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_event.c
@@ -593,6 +593,9 @@
 {
 	struct vmci_subscription *s;
 
+	if (!vmci_initialized_lock(&subscriber_lock))
+		return NULL;
+
 	vmci_grab_lock_bh(&subscriber_lock);
 	s = vmci_event_find(sub_id);
 	if (s != NULL) {
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.h b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.h
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.h
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 void	vmci_release_lock(vmci_lock *lock);
 void	vmci_grab_lock_bh(vmci_lock *lock);
 void	vmci_release_lock_bh(vmci_lock *lock);
+int	vmci_initialized_lock(vmci_lock *lock);
 
 void	*vmci_alloc_kernel_mem(size_t size, int flags);
 void	vmci_free_kernel_mem(void *ptr, size_t size);
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 void	vmci_mutex_destroy(vmci_mutex *mutex);
 void	vmci_mutex_acquire(vmci_mutex *mutex);
 void	vmci_mutex_release(vmci_mutex *mutex);
+int	vmci_mutex_initialized(vmci_mutex *mutex);
 
 void	*vmci_alloc_queue(uint64_t size, uint32_t flags);
 void	vmci_free_queue(void *q, uint64_t size);
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.c
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_kernel_if.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
 vmci_cleanup_lock(vmci_lock *lock)
 {
 
-	mtx_destroy(lock);
+	if mtx_initialized(lock)
+		mtx_destroy(lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -165,6 +166,29 @@
 	mtx_unlock(lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * vmci_initialized_lock
+ *
+ *     Returns whether a lock has been initialized.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *     Return 1 if initialized or 0 if unininitialized.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *     None
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+vmci_initialized_lock(vmci_lock *lock)
+{
+
+	return mtx_initialized(lock);
+}
+
 /*
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
@@ -446,6 +470,28 @@
 	mtx_unlock(mutex);
 }
 
+/*
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * vmci_mutex_initialized
+ *
+ *     Returns whether a mutex has been initialized.
+ *
+ * Results:
+ *     Return 1 if initialized or 0 if unininitialized.
+ *
+ * Side effects:
+ *     None
+ *
+ *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+int
+vmci_mutex_initialized(vmci_mutex *mutex)
+{
+
+	return mtx_initialized(mutex);
+}
 /*
  *------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
diff --git a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
--- a/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
+++ b/sys/dev/vmware/vmci/vmci_queue_pair.c
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@
 {
 	struct qp_guest_endpoint *entry;
 
+	if (!vmci_mutex_initialized(&qp_guest_endpoints.mutex))
+		return;
+
 	vmci_mutex_acquire(&qp_guest_endpoints.mutex);
 
 	while ((entry =