diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 190c99ed1b73664be06beb6dc8ae2b7681163f29..f9555b1e7f158f5203c1aaba47002424d3279203 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -835,7 +835,10 @@ int kvm_timer_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 no_vgic:
 	preempt_disable();
 	timer->enabled = 1;
-	kvm_timer_vcpu_load_vgic(vcpu);
+	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
+		kvm_timer_vcpu_load_user(vcpu);
+	else
+		kvm_timer_vcpu_load_vgic(vcpu);
 	preempt_enable();
 
 	return 0;