diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index d8d52a9ca6a1..f6b9fec6fcac 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ struct vgic_params {
 struct vgic_dist {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC
 	spinlock_t		lock;
+	bool			in_kernel;
 	bool			ready;
 
 	/* Virtual control interface mapping */
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool vgic_handle_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		      struct kvm_exit_mmio *mmio);
 
-#define irqchip_in_kernel(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.vctrl_base))
+#define irqchip_in_kernel(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.in_kernel))
 #define vgic_initialized(k)	((k)->arch.vgic.ready)
 
 int vgic_v2_probe(struct device_node *vgic_node,
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index e4b9cbbbee4c..1348e74c4d11 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -1650,6 +1650,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.vgic.lock);
+	kvm->arch.vgic.in_kernel = true;
 	kvm->arch.vgic.vctrl_base = vgic->vctrl_base;
 	kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_dist_base = VGIC_ADDR_UNDEF;
 	kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_cpu_base = VGIC_ADDR_UNDEF;