diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/ioapic.c b/hw/i386/kvm/ioapic.c
index a3bd519b4de..abfac3da7a4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void kvm_pc_setup_irq_routing(bool pci_enabled)
                 }
             }
         }
+        kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index 0a6e62a8340..a14cfe949ef 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ int kvm_set_irq(KVMState *s, int irq, int level);
 int kvm_irqchip_send_msi(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg);
 
 void kvm_irqchip_add_irq_route(KVMState *s, int gsi, int irqchip, int pin);
+void kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(KVMState *s);
 
 void kvm_put_apic_state(DeviceState *d, struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic);
 void kvm_get_apic_state(DeviceState *d, struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic);
diff --git a/kvm-all.c b/kvm-all.c
index 76435f5759b..c757dd262ed 100644
--- a/kvm-all.c
+++ b/kvm-all.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ void kvm_init_irq_routing(KVMState *s)
     kvm_arch_init_irq_routing(s);
 }
 
-static void kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(KVMState *s)
+void kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(KVMState *s)
 {
     int ret;
 
@@ -1019,8 +1019,6 @@ static void kvm_add_routing_entry(KVMState *s,
     new->u = entry->u;
 
     set_gsi(s, entry->gsi);
-
-    kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
 }
 
 static int kvm_update_routing_entry(KVMState *s,
@@ -1171,6 +1169,7 @@ int kvm_irqchip_send_msi(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg)
         route->kroute.u.msi.data = le32_to_cpu(msg.data);
 
         kvm_add_routing_entry(s, &route->kroute);
+        kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
 
         QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&s->msi_hashtab[kvm_hash_msi(msg.data)], route,
                            entry);
@@ -1203,6 +1202,7 @@ int kvm_irqchip_add_msi_route(KVMState *s, MSIMessage msg)
     kroute.u.msi.data = le32_to_cpu(msg.data);
 
     kvm_add_routing_entry(s, &kroute);
+    kvm_irqchip_commit_routes(s);
 
     return virq;
 }