diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xics.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xics.c
index a75ba38a2d81..f2def8e45fef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xics.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xics.c
@@ -1341,8 +1341,6 @@ static int kvmppc_xics_create(struct kvm_device *dev, u32 type)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	xics_debugfs_init(xics);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HV_POSSIBLE
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_206)) {
 		/* Enable real mode support */
@@ -1354,9 +1352,17 @@ static int kvmppc_xics_create(struct kvm_device *dev, u32 type)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void kvmppc_xics_init(struct kvm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct kvmppc_xics *xics = (struct kvmppc_xics *)dev->private;
+
+	xics_debugfs_init(xics);
+}
+
 struct kvm_device_ops kvm_xics_ops = {
 	.name = "kvm-xics",
 	.create = kvmppc_xics_create,
+	.init = kvmppc_xics_init,
 	.destroy = kvmppc_xics_free,
 	.set_attr = xics_set_attr,
 	.get_attr = xics_get_attr,
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 01e908ac4a39..d3c9b82812c3 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1115,6 +1115,12 @@ struct kvm_device_ops {
 	const char *name;
 	int (*create)(struct kvm_device *dev, u32 type);
 
+	/*
+	 * init is called after create if create is successful and is called
+	 * outside of holding kvm->lock.
+	 */
+	void (*init)(struct kvm_device *dev);
+
 	/*
 	 * Destroy is responsible for freeing dev.
 	 *
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index cc081ccfcaa3..ae642452e91a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2838,6 +2838,9 @@ static int kvm_ioctl_create_device(struct kvm *kvm,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (ops->init)
+		ops->init(dev);
+
 	ret = anon_inode_getfd(ops->name, &kvm_device_fops, dev, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ops->destroy(dev);