diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
index b25303d9919f..fe5b14a8b121 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic.c
@@ -1045,11 +1045,10 @@ static void vgic_flush_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static inline bool can_access_vgic_from_kernel(void)
 {
 	/*
-	 * GICv2 can always be accessed from the kernel because it is
-	 * memory-mapped, and VHE systems can access GICv3 EL2 system
-	 * registers.
+	 * GICv2 is memory-mapped. Every other CPU interface uses EL2 system
+	 * registers, which only VHE can access from the kernel.
 	 */
-	return !static_branch_unlikely(&kvm_vgic_global_state.gicv3_cpuif) || has_vhe();
+	return has_vhe() || kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V2;
 }
 
 static inline void vgic_save_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)