diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 4477f870c7b3..6f3ea75b4c23 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -2108,6 +2108,14 @@ static int vgic_its_save_ite(struct vgic_its *its, struct its_device *dev,
 	u32 next_offset;
 	u64 val;
 
+	/*
+	 * MAPC with V=0 keeps the ITEs mapped but drops their collection,
+	 * and with it the ICID. Save a zeroed entry, which the restore path
+	 * reads back as invalid.
+	 */
+	if (!ite->collection)
+		return vgic_its_write_entry_lock(its, gpa, 0ULL, ite);
+
 	next_offset = compute_next_eventid_offset(&dev->itt_head, ite);
 	val = ((u64)next_offset << KVM_ITS_ITE_NEXT_SHIFT) |
 	       ((u64)ite->irq->intid << KVM_ITS_ITE_PINTID_SHIFT) |