diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index ba5a27879f1d..add4dd1e3528 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ void kvm_recalculate_apic_map(struct kvm *kvm)
 	if (atomic_read_acquire(&kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty) == CLEAN)
 		return;
 
+	WARN_ONCE(!irqchip_in_kernel(kvm),
+		  "Dirty APIC map without an in-kernel local APIC");
+
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock);
 	/*
 	 * Read kvm->arch.apic_map_dirty before kvm->arch.apic_map