diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
index faa264822cee3c658280d122cc3495fc93587cf5..007bc654f928a17e731963f2ba1c6cae00f653d5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.c
@@ -172,3 +172,10 @@ void __kvm_migrate_timers(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	__kvm_migrate_apic_timer(vcpu);
 	__kvm_migrate_pit_timer(vcpu);
 }
+
+bool kvm_arch_irqfd_allowed(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
+{
+	bool resample = args->flags & KVM_IRQFD_FLAG_RESAMPLE;
+
+	return resample ? irqchip_kernel(kvm) : irqchip_in_kernel(kvm);
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
index d5005cc265217c4fa4d5de7c2ecc2a29fb599c19..fd210cdd49839dea0f33367376e13a089177c3af 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/irq.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static inline int irqchip_in_kernel(struct kvm *kvm)
 	return mode != KVM_IRQCHIP_NONE;
 }
 
+bool kvm_arch_irqfd_allowed(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args);
 void kvm_inject_pending_timer_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_inject_apic_timer_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_apic_nmi_wd_deliver(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 001aeda4c154d4a9ff5b2e9f73cebdc743c2c29b..3972a9564c76381ffaa03eb6be91af66c5b60ef2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *irqfd_cleanup_wq;
 
+bool __attribute__((weak))
+kvm_arch_irqfd_allowed(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void
 irqfd_inject(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -297,6 +303,9 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 	if (!kvm_arch_intc_initialized(kvm))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
+	if (!kvm_arch_irqfd_allowed(kvm, args))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	irqfd = kzalloc(sizeof(*irqfd), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 	if (!irqfd)
 		return -ENOMEM;