diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index 5801261f3add..6f7f26ae72b4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ int vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	if (vgic_initialized(kvm))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Are we also in the middle of creating a VCPU? */
+	if (kvm->created_vcpus != atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus))
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	/* freeze the number of spis */
 	if (!dist->nr_spis)
 		dist->nr_spis = VGIC_NR_IRQS_LEGACY - VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS;