diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index d12b210..ae9c720 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -700,6 +700,20 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_INTC_INITIALIZED
+/*
+ * returns true if the virtual interrupt controller is initialized and
+ * ready to accept virtual IRQ. On some architectures the virtual interrupt
+ * controller is dynamically instantiated and this is not always true.
+ */
+bool kvm_arch_intc_initialized(struct kvm *kvm);
+#else
+static inline bool kvm_arch_intc_initialized(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+#endif
+
 int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type);
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 148b239..fc5f43e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@
 	unsigned int events;
 	int idx;
 
+	if (!kvm_arch_intc_initialized(kvm))
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	irqfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*irqfd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!irqfd)
 		return -ENOMEM;