1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/irqfd_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/irqfd_test.c
index 7c301b4c7005..5d7590d01868 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/irqfd_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/irqfd_test.c
@@ -89,11 +89,19 @@ static void juggle_eventfd_primary(struct kvm_vm *vm, int eventfd)
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	pthread_t racing_thread;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *unused;
 	int r, i;
 
-	/* Create "full" VMs, as KVM_IRQFD requires an in-kernel IRQ chip. */
-	vm1 = vm_create(1);
-	vm2 = vm_create(1);
+	TEST_REQUIRE(kvm_arch_has_default_irqchip());
+
+	/*
+	 * Create "full" VMs, as KVM_IRQFD requires an in-kernel IRQ chip. Also
+	 * create an unused vCPU as certain architectures (like arm64) need to
+	 * complete IRQ chip initialization after all possible vCPUs for a VM
+	 * have been created.
+	 */
+	vm1 = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&unused, NULL);
+	vm2 = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&unused, NULL);
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(__eventfd, kvm_new_eventfd());