diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 7945b0bd35e2..ee2c96b3ba5a 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -1151,6 +1151,9 @@ following flags are specified:
 /* Depends on KVM_CAP_IOMMU */
 #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU	(1 << 0)
 
+The KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU flag is a mandatory option to ensure
+isolation of the device.  Usages not specifying this flag are deprecated.
+
 4.49 KVM_DEASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE
 
 Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_DEASSIGNMENT
diff --git a/virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c b/virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c
index 3ad0925d23a9..a251a28f79c7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/assigned-dev.c
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_assign_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 	struct kvm_assigned_dev_kernel *match;
 	struct pci_dev *dev;
 
+	if (!(assigned_dev->flags & KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
 
@@ -544,16 +547,14 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_assign_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 
 	list_add(&match->list, &kvm->arch.assigned_dev_head);
 
-	if (assigned_dev->flags & KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU) {
-		if (!kvm->arch.iommu_domain) {
-			r = kvm_iommu_map_guest(kvm);
-			if (r)
-				goto out_list_del;
-		}
-		r = kvm_assign_device(kvm, match);
+	if (!kvm->arch.iommu_domain) {
+		r = kvm_iommu_map_guest(kvm);
 		if (r)
 			goto out_list_del;
 	}
+	r = kvm_assign_device(kvm, match);
+	if (r)
+		goto out_list_del;
 
 out:
 	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
@@ -593,8 +594,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_deassign_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (match->flags & KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU)
-		kvm_deassign_device(kvm, match);
+	kvm_deassign_device(kvm, match);
 
 	kvm_free_assigned_device(kvm, match);