diff --git a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
index 3e2cd189ff..f7cac585a9 100644
--- a/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/openpic_kvm.c
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ static void kvm_openpic_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         kvm_irqchip_add_irq_route(kvm_state, i, 0, i);
     }
 
-    kvm_irqfds_allowed = true;
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = true;
     kvm_gsi_routing_allowed = true;
 
diff --git a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
index 20b19e9d4f..c15453f26f 100644
--- a/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/xics_kvm.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ static void xics_kvm_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     kvm_kernel_irqchip = true;
-    kvm_irqfds_allowed = true;
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = true;
     kvm_gsi_direct_mapping = true;
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 22e42ef236..104cf3535e 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern bool kvm_async_interrupts_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_halt_in_kernel_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_eventfds_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_irqfds_allowed;
+extern bool kvm_resamplefds_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_gsi_routing_allowed;
 extern bool kvm_gsi_direct_mapping;
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ extern bool kvm_readonly_mem_allowed;
  */
 #define kvm_irqfds_enabled() (kvm_irqfds_allowed)
 
+/**
+ * kvm_resamplefds_enabled:
+ *
+ * Returns: true if we can use resamplefds to inject interrupts into
+ * a KVM CPU (ie the kernel supports resamplefds and we are running
+ * with a configuration where it is meaningful to use them).
+ */
+#define kvm_resamplefds_enabled() (kvm_resamplefds_allowed)
+
 /**
  * kvm_msi_via_irqfd_enabled:
  *
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 937bc9d903..c86626f9ff 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ bool kvm_async_interrupts_allowed;
 bool kvm_halt_in_kernel_allowed;
 bool kvm_eventfds_allowed;
 bool kvm_irqfds_allowed;
+bool kvm_resamplefds_allowed;
 bool kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed;
 bool kvm_gsi_routing_allowed;
 bool kvm_gsi_direct_mapping;
@@ -1584,6 +1585,12 @@ static int kvm_init(MachineState *ms)
     kvm_eventfds_allowed =
         (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD) > 0);
 
+    kvm_irqfds_allowed =
+        (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IRQFD) > 0);
+
+    kvm_resamplefds_allowed =
+        (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IRQFD_RESAMPLE) > 0);
+
     ret = kvm_arch_init(s);
     if (ret < 0) {
         goto err;
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index ccf36e8719..3a3dfc4795 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -2563,7 +2563,6 @@ void kvm_arch_init_irq_routing(KVMState *s)
      * irqchip, so we can use irqfds, and on x86 we know
      * we can use msi via irqfd and GSI routing.
      */
-    kvm_irqfds_allowed = true;
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = true;
     kvm_gsi_routing_allowed = true;
 }
diff --git a/target-s390x/kvm.c b/target-s390x/kvm.c
index 50709ba6b5..1b79c4de75 100644
--- a/target-s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target-s390x/kvm.c
@@ -1294,7 +1294,6 @@ void kvm_arch_init_irq_routing(KVMState *s)
      * have to override the common code kvm_halt_in_kernel_allowed setting.
      */
     if (kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING)) {
-        kvm_irqfds_allowed = true;
         kvm_gsi_routing_allowed = true;
         kvm_halt_in_kernel_allowed = false;
     }