diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
index 1a429e5402..334dfc4433 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
@@ -974,10 +974,9 @@ static void assigned_dev_update_msi(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     }
 
     if (ctrl_byte & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_ENABLE) {
-        MSIMessage msg = msi_get_message(pci_dev, 0);
         int virq;
 
-        virq = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, msg, pci_dev);
+        virq = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, 0, pci_dev);
         if (virq < 0) {
             perror("assigned_dev_update_msi: kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route");
             return;
@@ -1042,7 +1041,6 @@ static int assigned_dev_update_msix_mmio(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     uint16_t entries_nr = 0;
     int i, r = 0;
     MSIXTableEntry *entry = adev->msix_table;
-    MSIMessage msg;
 
     /* Get the usable entry number for allocating */
     for (i = 0; i < adev->msix_max; i++, entry++) {
@@ -1079,9 +1077,7 @@ static int assigned_dev_update_msix_mmio(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
             continue;
         }
 
-        msg.address = entry->addr_lo | ((uint64_t)entry->addr_hi << 32);
-        msg.data = entry->data;
-        r = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, msg, pci_dev);
+        r = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, i, pci_dev);
         if (r < 0) {
             return r;
         }
diff --git a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
index 7e7c843b32..023da84004 100644
--- a/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
+++ b/hw/misc/ivshmem.c
@@ -441,13 +441,12 @@ static void ivshmem_add_kvm_msi_virq(IVShmemState *s, int vector,
                                      Error **errp)
 {
     PCIDevice *pdev = PCI_DEVICE(s);
-    MSIMessage msg = msix_get_message(pdev, vector);
     int ret;
 
     IVSHMEM_DPRINTF("ivshmem_add_kvm_msi_virq vector:%d\n", vector);
     assert(!s->msi_vectors[vector].pdev);
 
-    ret = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, msg, pdev);
+    ret = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, vector, pdev);
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg(errp, "kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route failed");
         return;
diff --git a/hw/vfio/pci.c b/hw/vfio/pci.c
index c8436a19d6..87a6f05c65 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/pci.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/pci.c
@@ -417,11 +417,11 @@ static int vfio_enable_vectors(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, bool msix)
 }
 
 static void vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, VFIOMSIVector *vector,
-                                  MSIMessage *msg, bool msix)
+                                  int vector_n, bool msix)
 {
     int virq;
 
-    if ((msix && vdev->no_kvm_msix) || (!msix && vdev->no_kvm_msi) || !msg) {
+    if ((msix && vdev->no_kvm_msix) || (!msix && vdev->no_kvm_msi)) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static void vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(VFIOPCIDevice *vdev, VFIOMSIVector *vector,
         return;
     }
 
-    virq = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, *msg, &vdev->pdev);
+    virq = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, vector_n, &vdev->pdev);
     if (virq < 0) {
         event_notifier_cleanup(&vector->kvm_interrupt);
         return;
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int vfio_msix_vector_do_use(PCIDevice *pdev, unsigned int nr,
             vfio_update_kvm_msi_virq(vector, *msg, pdev);
         }
     } else {
-        vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(vdev, vector, msg, true);
+        vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(vdev, vector, nr, true);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -639,7 +639,6 @@ retry:
 
     for (i = 0; i < vdev->nr_vectors; i++) {
         VFIOMSIVector *vector = &vdev->msi_vectors[i];
-        MSIMessage msg = msi_get_message(&vdev->pdev, i);
 
         vector->vdev = vdev;
         vector->virq = -1;
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@ retry:
          * Attempt to enable route through KVM irqchip,
          * default to userspace handling if unavailable.
          */
-        vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(vdev, vector, &msg, false);
+        vfio_add_kvm_msi_virq(vdev, vector, i, false);
     }
 
     /* Set interrupt type prior to possible interrupts */
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
index 2b34b43060..cbdfd59071 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-pci.c
@@ -699,14 +699,13 @@ static uint32_t virtio_read_config(PCIDevice *pci_dev,
 
 static int kvm_virtio_pci_vq_vector_use(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy,
                                         unsigned int queue_no,
-                                        unsigned int vector,
-                                        MSIMessage msg)
+                                        unsigned int vector)
 {
     VirtIOIRQFD *irqfd = &proxy->vector_irqfd[vector];
     int ret;
 
     if (irqfd->users == 0) {
-        ret = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, msg, &proxy->pci_dev);
+        ret = kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(kvm_state, vector, &proxy->pci_dev);
         if (ret < 0) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -757,7 +756,6 @@ static int kvm_virtio_pci_vector_use(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy, int nvqs)
     VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
     unsigned int vector;
     int ret, queue_no;
-    MSIMessage msg;
 
     for (queue_no = 0; queue_no < nvqs; queue_no++) {
         if (!virtio_queue_get_num(vdev, queue_no)) {
@@ -767,8 +765,7 @@ static int kvm_virtio_pci_vector_use(VirtIOPCIProxy *proxy, int nvqs)
         if (vector >= msix_nr_vectors_allocated(dev)) {
             continue;
         }
-        msg = msix_get_message(dev, vector);
-        ret = kvm_virtio_pci_vq_vector_use(proxy, queue_no, vector, msg);
+        ret = kvm_virtio_pci_vq_vector_use(proxy, queue_no, vector);
         if (ret < 0) {
             goto undo;
         }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index ad6f837bb4..e5d90bdf18 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -474,7 +474,18 @@ static inline void cpu_synchronize_post_init(CPUState *cpu)
     }
 }
 
-int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg, PCIDevice *dev);
+/**
+ * kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route - Add MSI route for specific vector
+ * @s:      KVM state
+ * @vector: which vector to add. This can be either MSI/MSIX
+ *          vector. The function will automatically detect whether
+ *          MSI/MSIX is enabled, and fetch corresponding MSI
+ *          message.
+ * @dev:    Owner PCI device to add the route. If @dev is specified
+ *          as @NULL, an empty MSI message will be inited.
+ * @return: virq (>=0) when success, errno (<0) when failed.
+ */
+int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, int vector, PCIDevice *dev);
 int kvm_irqchip_update_msi_route(KVMState *s, int virq, MSIMessage msg,
                                  PCIDevice *dev);
 void kvm_irqchip_release_virq(KVMState *s, int virq);
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index a88f917fda..d94c0e4855 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "hw/hw.h"
 #include "hw/pci/msi.h"
+#include "hw/pci/msix.h"
 #include "hw/s390x/adapter.h"
 #include "exec/gdbstub.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm_int.h"
@@ -1237,10 +1238,23 @@ int kvm_irqchip_send_msi(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg)
     return kvm_set_irq(s, route->kroute.gsi, 1);
 }
 
-int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg, PCIDevice *dev)
+int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, int vector, PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     struct kvm_irq_routing_entry kroute = {};
     int virq;
+    MSIMessage msg = {0, 0};
+
+    if (dev) {
+        if (msix_enabled(dev)) {
+            msg = msix_get_message(dev, vector);
+        } else if (msi_enabled(dev)) {
+            msg = msi_get_message(dev, vector);
+        } else {
+            /* Should never happen */
+            error_report("%s: unknown interrupt type", __func__);
+            abort();
+        }
+    }
 
     if (kvm_gsi_direct_mapping()) {
         return kvm_arch_msi_data_to_gsi(msg.data);
@@ -1390,7 +1404,7 @@ int kvm_irqchip_send_msi(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg)
     abort();
 }
 
-int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg)
+int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, int vector, PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/kvm-stub.c b/kvm-stub.c
index 07c09d1141..982e5900b7 100644
--- a/kvm-stub.c
+++ b/kvm-stub.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ int kvm_on_sigbus(int code, void *addr)
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg, PCIDevice *dev)
+int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, int vector, PCIDevice *dev)
 {
     return -ENOSYS;
 }
diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index 9c00e48952..f5745135f2 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -3202,8 +3202,7 @@ void kvm_arch_init_irq_routing(KVMState *s)
         /* If the ioapic is in QEMU and the lapics are in KVM, reserve
            MSI routes for signaling interrupts to the local apics. */
         for (i = 0; i < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS; i++) {
-            struct MSIMessage msg = { 0x0, 0x0 };
-            if (kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(s, msg, NULL) < 0) {
+            if (kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(s, 0, NULL) < 0) {
                 error_report("Could not enable split IRQ mode.");
                 exit(1);
             }