diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index 3a0b8999f011..5801261f3add 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ int vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (vgic_has_its(kvm))
-		dist->msis_require_devid = true;
-
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
 		kvm_vgic_vcpu_enable(vcpu);
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 2dff288b3a66..aa6b68db80b4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -1598,6 +1598,7 @@ static int vgic_its_create(struct kvm_device *dev, u32 type)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&its->device_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&its->collection_list);
 
+	dev->kvm->arch.vgic.msis_require_devid = true;
 	dev->kvm->arch.vgic.has_its = true;
 	its->enabled = false;
 	its->dev = dev;