diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 44a5ce57a9051f6addeaaaf77280c9f4e5219947..5b14aa1fbeebe2aa32f0b67953c71b8331fc246c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1581,6 +1581,13 @@ bool kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq,
 void kvm_set_msi_irq(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
 		     struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq);
 
+static inline bool kvm_irq_is_postable(struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq)
+{
+	/* We can only post Fixed and LowPrio IRQs */
+	return (irq->delivery_mode == dest_Fixed ||
+		irq->delivery_mode == dest_LowestPrio);
+}
+
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_blocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (kvm_x86_ops->vcpu_blocking)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 1f220a85514fad1f9ade1554e9e16039eecd6d00..f5b03d0c9bc61f901f28208637502d961ce7b487 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -5260,7 +5260,8 @@ get_pi_vcpu_info(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
 
 	kvm_set_msi_irq(kvm, e, &irq);
 
-	if (!kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu(kvm, &irq, &vcpu)) {
+	if (!kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu(kvm, &irq, &vcpu) ||
+	    !kvm_irq_is_postable(&irq)) {
 		pr_debug("SVM: %s: use legacy intr remap mode for irq %u\n",
 			 __func__, irq.vector);
 		return -1;
@@ -5314,6 +5315,7 @@ static int svm_update_pi_irte(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int host_irq,
 		 * 1. When cannot target interrupt to a specific vcpu.
 		 * 2. Unsetting posted interrupt.
 		 * 3. APIC virtialization is disabled for the vcpu.
+		 * 4. IRQ has incompatible delivery mode (SMI, INIT, etc)
 		 */
 		if (!get_pi_vcpu_info(kvm, e, &vcpu_info, &svm) && set &&
 		    kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(&svm->vcpu)) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 570a233e272bb43d8b5fe2c7822ca5b26805293c..63f3d88b36cc14f69cd01ae06d12f502e4ea1a02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7382,10 +7382,14 @@ static int vmx_update_pi_irte(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int host_irq,
 		 * irqbalance to make the interrupts single-CPU.
 		 *
 		 * We will support full lowest-priority interrupt later.
+		 *
+		 * In addition, we can only inject generic interrupts using
+		 * the PI mechanism, refuse to route others through it.
 		 */
 
 		kvm_set_msi_irq(kvm, e, &irq);
-		if (!kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu(kvm, &irq, &vcpu)) {
+		if (!kvm_intr_is_single_vcpu(kvm, &irq, &vcpu) ||
+		    !kvm_irq_is_postable(&irq)) {
 			/*
 			 * Make sure the IRTE is in remapped mode if
 			 * we don't handle it in posted mode.