diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index 69f6e7aa573e..1c3b75eb28f0 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm, u32 type)
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
-	if (kvm->arch.vgic.vctrl_base) {
+	if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
 		ret = -EEXIST;
 		goto out;
 	}