diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
index 6166ad999b0e..8093ba109d65 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
 #include "../iommu-pages.h"
 #include "cap_audit.h"
 
-enum irq_mode {
-	IRQ_REMAPPING,
-	IRQ_POSTING,
-};
-
 struct ioapic_scope {
 	struct intel_iommu *iommu;
 	unsigned int id;
@@ -50,8 +45,8 @@ struct irq_2_iommu {
 	u16 irte_index;
 	u16 sub_handle;
 	u8  irte_mask;
-	enum irq_mode mode;
 	bool posted_msi;
+	bool posted_vcpu;
 };
 
 struct intel_ir_data {
@@ -139,7 +134,6 @@ static int alloc_irte(struct intel_iommu *iommu,
 		irq_iommu->irte_index =  index;
 		irq_iommu->sub_handle = 0;
 		irq_iommu->irte_mask = mask;
-		irq_iommu->mode = IRQ_REMAPPING;
 	}
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_2_ir_lock, flags);
 
@@ -194,8 +188,6 @@ static int modify_irte(struct irq_2_iommu *irq_iommu,
 
 	rc = qi_flush_iec(iommu, index, 0);
 
-	/* Update iommu mode according to the IRTE mode */
-	irq_iommu->mode = irte->pst ? IRQ_POSTING : IRQ_REMAPPING;
 	raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_2_ir_lock, flags);
 
 	return rc;
@@ -1177,9 +1169,18 @@ static void __intel_ir_reconfigure_irte(struct irq_data *irqd, bool force_host)
 {
 	struct intel_ir_data *ir_data = irqd->chip_data;
 
+	/*
+	 * Don't modify IRTEs for IRQs that are being posted to vCPUs if the
+	 * host CPU affinity changes.
+	 */
+	if (ir_data->irq_2_iommu.posted_vcpu && !force_host)
+		return;
+
+	ir_data->irq_2_iommu.posted_vcpu = false;
+
 	if (ir_data->irq_2_iommu.posted_msi)
 		intel_ir_reconfigure_irte_posted(irqd);
-	else if (force_host || ir_data->irq_2_iommu.mode == IRQ_REMAPPING)
+	else
 		modify_irte(&ir_data->irq_2_iommu, &ir_data->irte_entry);
 }
 
@@ -1274,6 +1275,7 @@ static int intel_ir_set_vcpu_affinity(struct irq_data *data, void *info)
 		irte_pi.pda_h = (vcpu_pi_info->pi_desc_addr >> 32) &
 				~(-1UL << PDA_HIGH_BIT);
 
+		ir_data->irq_2_iommu.posted_vcpu = true;
 		modify_irte(&ir_data->irq_2_iommu, &irte_pi);
 	}
 
@@ -1501,6 +1503,9 @@ static void intel_irq_remapping_deactivate(struct irq_domain *domain,
 	struct intel_ir_data *data = irq_data->chip_data;
 	struct irte entry;
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(data->irq_2_iommu.posted_vcpu);
+	data->irq_2_iommu.posted_vcpu = false;
+
 	memset(&entry, 0, sizeof(entry));
 	modify_irte(&data->irq_2_iommu, &entry);
 }