diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index f041b1a6cf66..a98681dca1d3 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ static bool vfio_pci_nointx(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!pdev->irq)
+		return true;
+
 	return false;
 }