diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
index 05ff925f5377..e153f1254586 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 static int vgic_set_common_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
 				struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 {
+	int r;
+
 	switch (attr->group) {
 	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_NR_IRQS: {
 		u32 __user *uaddr = (u32 __user *)(long)attr->addr;
@@ -55,6 +57,16 @@ static int vgic_set_common_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
 
 		return ret;
 	}
+	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL: {
+		switch (attr->attr) {
+		case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT:
+			mutex_lock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+			r = vgic_init(dev->kvm);
+			mutex_unlock(&dev->kvm->lock);
+			return r;
+		}
+		break;
+	}
 	}
 
 	return -ENXIO;
@@ -131,6 +143,11 @@ static int vgic_v2_has_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	switch (attr->group) {
 	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_NR_IRQS:
 		return 0;
+	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL:
+		switch (attr->attr) {
+		case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
@@ -166,6 +183,11 @@ static int vgic_v3_has_attr(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	switch (attr->group) {
 	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_NR_IRQS:
 		return 0;
+	case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL:
+		switch (attr->attr) {
+		case KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT:
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return -ENXIO;
 }