diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 6ac61f8..860ed50 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@
 #define APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_PIT_REINJ  4
 #define APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_X2APIC	5
 #define APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_BLOCKIRQ	6
+#define APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT	7
 
 struct kvm_arch {
 	unsigned long n_used_mmu_pages;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
index 9d6066e..8f9af7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@
 bool svm_check_apicv_inhibit_reasons(ulong bit)
 {
 	ulong supported = BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_DISABLE) |
+			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT) |
 			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_HYPERV) |
 			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_NESTED) |
 			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_IRQWIN) |
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index f904488..9453743 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7525,6 +7525,7 @@
 static bool vmx_check_apicv_inhibit_reasons(ulong bit)
 {
 	ulong supported = BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_DISABLE) |
+			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT) |
 			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_HYPERV) |
 			  BIT(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_BLOCKIRQ);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0ee1a03..e0aa4dd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5740,6 +5740,7 @@
 		smp_wmb();
 		kvm->arch.irqchip_mode = KVM_IRQCHIP_SPLIT;
 		kvm->arch.nr_reserved_ioapic_pins = cap->args[0];
+		kvm_request_apicv_update(kvm, true, APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT);
 		r = 0;
 split_irqchip_unlock:
 		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
@@ -6120,6 +6121,7 @@
 		/* Write kvm->irq_routing before enabling irqchip_in_kernel. */
 		smp_wmb();
 		kvm->arch.irqchip_mode = KVM_IRQCHIP_KERNEL;
+		kvm_request_apicv_update(kvm, true, APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT);
 	create_irqchip_unlock:
 		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
@@ -8818,10 +8820,9 @@
 {
 	init_rwsem(&kvm->arch.apicv_update_lock);
 
-	if (enable_apicv)
-		clear_bit(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_DISABLE,
-			  &kvm->arch.apicv_inhibit_reasons);
-	else
+	set_bit(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_ABSENT,
+		&kvm->arch.apicv_inhibit_reasons);
+	if (!enable_apicv)
 		set_bit(APICV_INHIBIT_REASON_DISABLE,
 			&kvm->arch.apicv_inhibit_reasons);
 }