diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index 2a700e00528d..13205bd9b359 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_stage2_pgd;
 
+	kvm_timer_init(kvm);
+
 	/* Mark the initial VMID generation invalid */
 	kvm->arch.vmid_gen = 0;
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index 685fc72fc751..81e9481184a7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -1409,7 +1409,6 @@ int kvm_vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	for (i = VGIC_NR_PRIVATE_IRQS; i < VGIC_NR_IRQS; i += 4)
 		vgic_set_target_reg(kvm, 0, i);
 
-	kvm_timer_init(kvm);
 	kvm->arch.vgic.ready = true;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);