diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index b66861c297c4..eba9caebc9c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -828,6 +828,10 @@ int kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, u32 irq, int level,
 int kvm_set_irq_inatomic(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, u32 irq, int level);
 int kvm_set_msi(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq_entry, struct kvm *kvm,
 		int irq_source_id, int level, bool line_status);
+
+int kvm_arch_set_irq(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq, struct kvm *kvm,
+		     int irq_source_id, int level, bool line_status);
+
 bool kvm_irq_has_notifier(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned irqchip, unsigned pin);
 void kvm_notify_acked_gsi(struct kvm *kvm, int gsi);
 void kvm_notify_acked_irq(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned irqchip, unsigned pin);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index f6b986a41823..e29fd2640709 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -171,6 +171,15 @@ irqfd_deactivate(struct kvm_kernel_irqfd *irqfd)
 	queue_work(irqfd_cleanup_wq, &irqfd->shutdown);
 }
 
+int __attribute__((weak)) kvm_arch_set_irq(
+				struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *irq,
+				struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id,
+				int level,
+				bool line_status)
+{
+	return -EWOULDBLOCK;
+}
+
 /*
  * Called with wqh->lock held and interrupts disabled
  */
@@ -195,7 +204,9 @@ irqfd_wakeup(wait_queue_t *wait, unsigned mode, int sync, void *key)
 		if (irq.type == KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI)
 			kvm_set_msi(&irq, kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID, 1,
 					false);
-		else
+		else if (kvm_arch_set_irq(&irq, kvm,
+					  KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID, 1,
+					  false) == -EWOULDBLOCK)
 			schedule_work(&irqfd->inject);
 		srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->irq_srcu, idx);
 	}