diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
index b58b086d8d07..025b57d5787e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@ static bool lr_signals_eoi_mi(u32 lr_val)
  */
 void vgic_v2_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	struct vgic_v2_cpu_if *cpuif = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v2;
+	struct vgic_cpu *vgic_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
+	struct vgic_v2_cpu_if *cpuif = &vgic_cpu->vgic_v2;
 	int lr;
 
 	cpuif->vgic_hcr &= ~GICH_HCR_UIE;
 
-	for (lr = 0; lr < vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.used_lrs; lr++) {
+	for (lr = 0; lr < vgic_cpu->used_lrs; lr++) {
 		u32 val = cpuif->vgic_lr[lr];
 		u32 intid = val & GICH_LR_VIRTUALID;
 		struct vgic_irq *irq;
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ void vgic_v2_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 	}
+
+	vgic_cpu->used_lrs = 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index 4f2dce686600..bc7010db9f4d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ static bool lr_signals_eoi_mi(u64 lr_val)
 
 void vgic_v3_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	struct vgic_v3_cpu_if *cpuif = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3;
+	struct vgic_cpu *vgic_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
+	struct vgic_v3_cpu_if *cpuif = &vgic_cpu->vgic_v3;
 	u32 model = vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model;
 	int lr;
 
 	cpuif->vgic_hcr &= ~ICH_HCR_UIE;
 
-	for (lr = 0; lr < vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.used_lrs; lr++) {
+	for (lr = 0; lr < vgic_cpu->used_lrs; lr++) {
 		u64 val = cpuif->vgic_lr[lr];
 		u32 intid;
 		struct vgic_irq *irq;
@@ -92,6 +93,8 @@ void vgic_v3_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 	}
+
+	vgic_cpu->used_lrs = 0;
 }
 
 /* Requires the irq to be locked already */
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
index 04a405ad5622..3d0979c30721 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
@@ -633,11 +633,13 @@ void kvm_vgic_sync_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vgic_cpu *vgic_cpu = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu;
 
-	vgic_fold_lr_state(vcpu);
-	vgic_prune_ap_list(vcpu);
+	/* An empty ap_list_head implies used_lrs == 0 */
+	if (list_empty(&vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.ap_list_head))
+		return;
 
-	/* Make sure we can fast-path in flush_hwstate */
-	vgic_cpu->used_lrs = 0;
+	if (vgic_cpu->used_lrs)
+		vgic_fold_lr_state(vcpu);
+	vgic_prune_ap_list(vcpu);
 }
 
 /* Flush our emulation state into the GIC hardware before entering the guest. */