diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 14c018f990a7..cc29a8148328 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -846,10 +846,7 @@ int kvm_timer_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 no_vgic:
 	preempt_disable();
 	timer->enabled = 1;
-	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
-		kvm_timer_vcpu_load_user(vcpu);
-	else
-		kvm_timer_vcpu_load_vgic(vcpu);
+	kvm_timer_vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return 0;