diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 38d51302f5b3..d7bac1f75af0 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -979,11 +979,13 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_from_user(&irq_event, argp, sizeof irq_event))
 			goto out;
+		r = -ENXIO;
 		if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
 			__s32 status;
 			status = kvm_set_irq(kvm, KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID,
 				    irq_event.irq, irq_event.level);
 			if (ioctl == KVM_IRQ_LINE_STATUS) {
+				r = -EFAULT;
 				irq_event.status = status;
 				if (copy_to_user(argp, &irq_event,
 							sizeof irq_event))