diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
index b4c5baf4af45d..36194c666814b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
@@ -241,14 +241,16 @@ static void vgic_mmio_change_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq,
  */
 static void vgic_change_active_prepare(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 intid)
 {
-	if (intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
+	if (vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model == KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3 ||
+	    intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
 		kvm_arm_halt_guest(vcpu->kvm);
 }
 
 /* See vgic_change_active_prepare */
 static void vgic_change_active_finish(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 intid)
 {
-	if (intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
+	if (vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model == KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3 ||
+	    intid > VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS)
 		kvm_arm_resume_guest(vcpu->kvm);
 }