diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
index ff2546ce7178e83e105ca9eadc9ddfcc71b636cf..0c6f7af7fda8e5f8eb169c529dc92a7cfa973725 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hypervisor.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #ifndef _ASM_X86_HYPERVISOR_H
 #define _ASM_X86_HYPERVISOR_H
 
+#include <asm/kvm_para.h>
+
 extern void init_hypervisor(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c);
 extern void init_hypervisor_platform(void);
 
@@ -47,4 +49,11 @@ extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_vmware;
 extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_ms_hyperv;
 extern const struct hypervisor_x86 x86_hyper_xen_hvm;
 
+static inline bool hypervisor_x2apic_available(void)
+{
+	if (kvm_para_available())
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index 3f838d537392b4ddb6d061e82bbf1ce8a2a3b9d2..8408f2d19819a2c1635f54e022c429c7decde1b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
-#include <asm/kvm_para.h>
 #include <asm/tsc.h>
+#include <asm/hypervisor.h>
 
 unsigned int num_processors;
 
@@ -1476,7 +1476,8 @@ void __init enable_IR_x2apic(void)
 		/* IR is required if there is APIC ID > 255 even when running
 		 * under KVM
 		 */
-		if (max_physical_apicid > 255 || !kvm_para_available())
+		if (max_physical_apicid > 255 ||
+		    !hypervisor_x2apic_available())
 			goto nox2apic;
 		/*
 		 * without IR all CPUs can be addressed by IOAPIC/MSI