diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
index bc7e22ab5d81..775461cf2d2d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-init.c
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
  *
  * CPU Interface:
  *
- * - kvm_vgic_vcpu_init(): initialization of static data that
- *   doesn't depend on any sizing information or emulation type. No
- *   allocation is allowed there.
+ * - kvm_vgic_vcpu_init(): initialization of static data that doesn't depend
+ *   on any sizing information. Private interrupts are allocated if not
+ *   already allocated at vgic-creation time.
  */
 
 /* EARLY INIT */
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ void kvm_vgic_early_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 /* CREATION */
 
+static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 type);
+
 /**
  * kvm_vgic_create: triggered by the instantiation of the VGIC device by
  * user space, either through the legacy KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl (v2 only)
@@ -112,6 +114,22 @@ int kvm_vgic_create(struct kvm *kvm, u32 type)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(vcpu, type);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (ret) {
+		kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+			struct vgic_cpu *vgic_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
+			kfree(vgic_cpu->private_irqs);
+			vgic_cpu->private_irqs = NULL;
+		}
+
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
 	kvm->arch.vgic.in_kernel = true;
 	kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model = type;
 
@@ -180,7 +198,7 @@ static int kvm_vgic_dist_init(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int nr_spis)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 type)
 {
 	struct vgic_cpu *vgic_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
 	int i;
@@ -218,17 +236,28 @@ static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			/* PPIs */
 			irq->config = VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL;
 		}
+
+		switch (type) {
+		case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3:
+			irq->group = 1;
+			irq->mpidr = kvm_vcpu_get_mpidr_aff(vcpu);
+			break;
+		case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2:
+			irq->group = 0;
+			irq->targets = BIT(vcpu->vcpu_id);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static int vgic_allocate_private_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 type)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.config_lock);
-	ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(vcpu);
+	ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(vcpu, type);
 	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.config_lock);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -258,7 +287,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs(vcpu);
+	ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs(vcpu, dist->vgic_model);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -295,7 +324,7 @@ int vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct vgic_dist *dist = &kvm->arch.vgic;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
-	int ret = 0, i;
+	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned long idx;
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
@@ -315,35 +344,6 @@ int vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Initialize groups on CPUs created before the VGIC type was known */
-	kvm_for_each_vcpu(idx, vcpu, kvm) {
-		ret = vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked(vcpu);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS; i++) {
-			struct vgic_irq *irq = vgic_get_vcpu_irq(vcpu, i);
-
-			switch (dist->vgic_model) {
-			case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3:
-				irq->group = 1;
-				irq->mpidr = kvm_vcpu_get_mpidr_aff(vcpu);
-				break;
-			case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2:
-				irq->group = 0;
-				irq->targets = 1U << idx;
-				break;
-			default:
-				ret = -EINVAL;
-			}
-
-			vgic_put_irq(kvm, irq);
-
-			if (ret)
-				goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If we have GICv4.1 enabled, unconditionally request enable the
 	 * v4 support so that we get HW-accelerated vSGIs. Otherwise, only