diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
index 4b9f4e5d946b..0acd10e50aab 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/sys_regs.c
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ static u64 sanitise_id_aa64pfr0_el1(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 val)
 		val |= SYS_FIELD_PREP_ENUM(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1, CSV3, IMP);
 	}
 
-	if (vgic_is_v3(vcpu->kvm)) {
+	if (vgic_host_has_gicv3()) {
 		val &= ~ID_AA64PFR0_EL1_GIC_MASK;
 		val |= SYS_FIELD_PREP_ENUM(ID_AA64PFR0_EL1, GIC, IMP);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index 6a355eca1934..9e841e7afd4a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ void vcpu_set_ich_hcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vgic_v3_cpu_if *vgic_v3 = &vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.vgic_v3;
 
-	if (!vgic_is_v3(vcpu->kvm))
+	if (!vgic_host_has_gicv3())
 		return;
 
 	/* Hide GICv3 sysreg if necessary */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.h
index c9b3bb07e483..0bb8fa10bb4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.h
@@ -454,15 +454,24 @@ void vgic_v3_put_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vgic_v3_handle_nested_maint_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vgic_v3_nested_update_mi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
-static inline bool vgic_is_v3_compat(struct kvm *kvm)
+static inline bool vgic_is_v3(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	return cpus_have_final_cap(ARM64_HAS_GICV5_CPUIF) &&
+	return kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model == KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3;
+}
+
+static inline bool vgic_host_has_gicv3(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Either the host is a native GICv3, or it is GICv5 with
+	 * FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY.
+	 */
+	return kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V3 ||
 		kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gcie_v3_compat;
 }
 
-static inline bool vgic_is_v3(struct kvm *kvm)
+static inline bool vgic_host_has_gicv5(void)
 {
-	return kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V3 || vgic_is_v3_compat(kvm);
+	return kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V5;
 }
 
 int vgic_its_debug_init(struct kvm_device *dev);