diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 33e165c0351d..e62d2688bfec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4703,9 +4703,6 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_reinject(struct kvm *kvm,
 {
 	struct kvm_pit *pit = kvm->arch.vpit;
 
-	if (!pit)
-		return -ENXIO;
-
 	/* pit->pit_state.lock was overloaded to prevent userspace from getting
 	 * an inconsistent state after running multiple KVM_REINJECT_CONTROL
 	 * ioctls in parallel.  Use a separate lock if that ioctl isn't rare.
@@ -5072,6 +5069,9 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r =  -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_from_user(&control, argp, sizeof(control)))
 			goto out;
+		r = -ENXIO;
+		if (!kvm->arch.vpit)
+			goto out;
 		r = kvm_vm_ioctl_reinject(kvm, &control);
 		break;
 	}