diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index fca888b36680..2a537cbfcb07 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -786,6 +786,7 @@ static struct its_vpe *its_build_vmapp_cmd(struct its_node *its,
 					   struct its_cmd_block *cmd,
 					   struct its_cmd_desc *desc)
 {
+	struct its_vpe *vpe = valid_vpe(its, desc->its_vmapp_cmd.vpe);
 	unsigned long vpt_addr, vconf_addr;
 	u64 target;
 	bool alloc;
@@ -798,6 +799,11 @@ static struct its_vpe *its_build_vmapp_cmd(struct its_node *its,
 		if (is_v4_1(its)) {
 			alloc = !atomic_dec_return(&desc->its_vmapp_cmd.vpe->vmapp_count);
 			its_encode_alloc(cmd, alloc);
+			/*
+			 * Unmapping a VPE is self-synchronizing on GICv4.1,
+			 * no need to issue a VSYNC.
+			 */
+			vpe = NULL;
 		}
 
 		goto out;
@@ -832,7 +838,7 @@ static struct its_vpe *its_build_vmapp_cmd(struct its_node *its,
 out:
 	its_fixup_cmd(cmd);
 
-	return valid_vpe(its, desc->its_vmapp_cmd.vpe);
+	return vpe;
 }
 
 static struct its_vpe *its_build_vmapti_cmd(struct its_node *its,