diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 32bec156f2..5b7a36b5d7 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1245,6 +1245,10 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_GENERIC_TIMER)) {
         qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(cpu), &arm_cpu_gt_cntfrq_property);
     }
+
+    if (kvm_enabled()) {
+        kvm_arm_add_vcpu_properties(obj);
+    }
 }
 
 static void arm_cpu_finalizefn(Object *obj)
@@ -2029,7 +2033,6 @@ static void arm_max_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(cpu);
-        kvm_arm_add_vcpu_properties(obj);
     } else {
         cortex_a15_initfn(obj);
 
@@ -2183,7 +2186,6 @@ static void arm_host_initfn(Object *obj)
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_AARCH64)) {
         aarch64_add_sve_properties(obj);
     }
-    kvm_arm_add_vcpu_properties(obj);
     arm_cpu_post_init(obj);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu64.c b/target/arm/cpu64.c
index cbc5c3868f..778cecc2e6 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu64.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu64.c
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ static void aarch64_max_initfn(Object *obj)
 
     if (kvm_enabled()) {
         kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(cpu);
-        kvm_arm_add_vcpu_properties(obj);
     } else {
         uint64_t t;
         uint32_t u;
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index 4bdbe6dcac..eef3bbd1cc 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -194,17 +194,18 @@ static void kvm_no_adjvtime_set(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
 /* KVM VCPU properties should be prefixed with "kvm-". */
 void kvm_arm_add_vcpu_properties(Object *obj)
 {
-    if (!kvm_enabled()) {
-        return;
-    }
+    ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
+    CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    ARM_CPU(obj)->kvm_adjvtime = true;
-    object_property_add_bool(obj, "kvm-no-adjvtime", kvm_no_adjvtime_get,
-                             kvm_no_adjvtime_set);
-    object_property_set_description(obj, "kvm-no-adjvtime",
-                                    "Set on to disable the adjustment of "
-                                    "the virtual counter. VM stopped time "
-                                    "will be counted.");
+    if (arm_feature(env, ARM_FEATURE_GENERIC_TIMER)) {
+        cpu->kvm_adjvtime = true;
+        object_property_add_bool(obj, "kvm-no-adjvtime", kvm_no_adjvtime_get,
+                                 kvm_no_adjvtime_set);
+        object_property_set_description(obj, "kvm-no-adjvtime",
+                                        "Set on to disable the adjustment of "
+                                        "the virtual counter. VM stopped time "
+                                        "will be counted.");
+    }
 }
 
 bool kvm_arm_pmu_supported(CPUState *cpu)