diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index abf51f6cfcaf..a67653e26225 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -2325,6 +2325,13 @@ static int __init init_subsystems(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (kvm_mode == KVM_MODE_NV &&
+	   !(vgic_present && kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V3)) {
+		kvm_err("NV support requires GICv3, giving up\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Init HYP architected timer support
 	 */