diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 54f81eb24a07..590f794b7330 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ static int vgic_its_trigger_msi(struct kvm *kvm, struct vgic_its *its,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (irq->hw)
+		return irq_set_irqchip_state(irq->host_irq,
+					     IRQCHIP_STATE_PENDING, true);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&irq->irq_lock, flags);
 	irq->pending_latch = true;
 	vgic_queue_irq_unlock(kvm, irq, flags);