diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
index 591bfb4bfd0f..a3f9c665bb5b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ int kvmppc_xive_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	struct kvmppc_xive *xive = dev->private;
 	struct kvmppc_xive_vcpu *xc;
 	int i, r = -EBUSY;
+	u32 vp_id;
 
 	pr_devel("connect_vcpu(cpu=%d)\n", cpu);
 
@@ -1228,25 +1229,32 @@ int kvmppc_xive_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (vcpu->arch.irq_type != KVMPPC_IRQ_DEFAULT)
 		return -EBUSY;
-	if (kvmppc_xive_find_server(vcpu->kvm, cpu)) {
-		pr_devel("Duplicate !\n");
-		return -EEXIST;
-	}
 	if (cpu >= (KVM_MAX_VCPUS * vcpu->kvm->arch.emul_smt_mode)) {
 		pr_devel("Out of bounds !\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-	xc = kzalloc(sizeof(*xc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!xc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* We need to synchronize with queue provisioning */
 	mutex_lock(&xive->lock);
+
+	vp_id = kvmppc_xive_vp(xive, cpu);
+	if (kvmppc_xive_vp_in_use(xive->kvm, vp_id)) {
+		pr_devel("Duplicate !\n");
+		r = -EEXIST;
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	xc = kzalloc(sizeof(*xc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!xc) {
+		r = -ENOMEM;
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
 	vcpu->arch.xive_vcpu = xc;
 	xc->xive = xive;
 	xc->vcpu = vcpu;
 	xc->server_num = cpu;
-	xc->vp_id = kvmppc_xive_vp(xive, cpu);
+	xc->vp_id = vp_id;
 	xc->mfrr = 0xff;
 	xc->valid = true;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.h b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.h
index 955b820ffd6d..fe3ed50e0818 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.h
@@ -220,6 +220,18 @@ static inline u32 kvmppc_xive_vp(struct kvmppc_xive *xive, u32 server)
 	return xive->vp_base + kvmppc_pack_vcpu_id(xive->kvm, server);
 }
 
+static inline bool kvmppc_xive_vp_in_use(struct kvm *kvm, u32 vp_id)
+{
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+		if (vcpu->arch.xive_vcpu && vp_id == vcpu->arch.xive_vcpu->vp_id)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * Mapping between guest priorities and host priorities
  * is as follow.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive_native.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive_native.c
index 248c1ea9e788..78b906ffa0d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive_native.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive_native.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ int kvmppc_xive_native_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	struct kvmppc_xive *xive = dev->private;
 	struct kvmppc_xive_vcpu *xc = NULL;
 	int rc;
+	u32 vp_id;
 
 	pr_devel("native_connect_vcpu(server=%d)\n", server_num);
 
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ int kvmppc_xive_native_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&xive->lock);
 
-	if (kvmppc_xive_find_server(vcpu->kvm, server_num)) {
+	vp_id = kvmppc_xive_vp(xive, server_num);
+	if (kvmppc_xive_vp_in_use(xive->kvm, vp_id)) {
 		pr_devel("Duplicate !\n");
 		rc = -EEXIST;
 		goto bail;
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ int kvmppc_xive_native_connect_vcpu(struct kvm_device *dev,
 	xc->vcpu = vcpu;
 	xc->server_num = server_num;
 
-	xc->vp_id = kvmppc_xive_vp(xive, server_num);
+	xc->vp_id = vp_id;
 	xc->valid = true;
 	vcpu->arch.irq_type = KVMPPC_IRQ_XIVE;