diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index 8d69f007dd0c..b3a97dcaa30d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ retry:
 int vgic_v3_save_pending_tables(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct vgic_dist *dist = &kvm->arch.vgic;
-	int last_byte_offset = -1;
 	struct vgic_irq *irq;
+	gpa_t last_ptr = ~(gpa_t)0;
 	int ret;
 	u8 val;
 
@@ -384,11 +384,11 @@ int vgic_v3_save_pending_tables(struct kvm *kvm)
 		bit_nr = irq->intid % BITS_PER_BYTE;
 		ptr = pendbase + byte_offset;
 
-		if (byte_offset != last_byte_offset) {
+		if (ptr != last_ptr) {
 			ret = kvm_read_guest_lock(kvm, ptr, &val, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
-			last_byte_offset = byte_offset;
+			last_ptr = ptr;
 		}
 
 		stored = val & (1U << bit_nr);