diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
index e2288b6bf435..3cd170388d88 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arch_timer.c
@@ -973,6 +973,35 @@ static int kvm_timer_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void kvm_irq_fixup_flags(unsigned int virq, u32 *flags)
+{
+	*flags = irq_get_trigger_type(virq);
+	if (*flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH && *flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW) {
+		kvm_err("Invalid trigger for timer IRQ%d, assuming level low\n",
+			virq);
+		*flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
+	}
+}
+
+static int kvm_irq_init(struct arch_timer_kvm_info *info)
+{
+	if (info->virtual_irq <= 0) {
+		kvm_err("kvm_arch_timer: invalid virtual timer IRQ: %d\n",
+			info->virtual_irq);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	host_vtimer_irq = info->virtual_irq;
+	kvm_irq_fixup_flags(host_vtimer_irq, &host_vtimer_irq_flags);
+
+	if (info->physical_irq > 0) {
+		host_ptimer_irq = info->physical_irq;
+		kvm_irq_fixup_flags(host_ptimer_irq, &host_ptimer_irq_flags);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int kvm_timer_hyp_init(bool has_gic)
 {
 	struct arch_timer_kvm_info *info;
@@ -986,23 +1015,12 @@ int kvm_timer_hyp_init(bool has_gic)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	err = kvm_irq_init(info);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	/* First, do the virtual EL1 timer irq */
 
-	if (info->virtual_irq <= 0) {
-		kvm_err("kvm_arch_timer: invalid virtual timer IRQ: %d\n",
-			info->virtual_irq);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	host_vtimer_irq = info->virtual_irq;
-
-	host_vtimer_irq_flags = irq_get_trigger_type(host_vtimer_irq);
-	if (host_vtimer_irq_flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH &&
-	    host_vtimer_irq_flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW) {
-		kvm_err("Invalid trigger for vtimer IRQ%d, assuming level low\n",
-			host_vtimer_irq);
-		host_vtimer_irq_flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
-	}
-
 	err = request_percpu_irq(host_vtimer_irq, kvm_arch_timer_handler,
 				 "kvm guest vtimer", kvm_get_running_vcpus());
 	if (err) {
@@ -1027,15 +1045,6 @@ int kvm_timer_hyp_init(bool has_gic)
 	/* Now let's do the physical EL1 timer irq */
 
 	if (info->physical_irq > 0) {
-		host_ptimer_irq = info->physical_irq;
-		host_ptimer_irq_flags = irq_get_trigger_type(host_ptimer_irq);
-		if (host_ptimer_irq_flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH &&
-		    host_ptimer_irq_flags != IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW) {
-			kvm_err("Invalid trigger for ptimer IRQ%d, assuming level low\n",
-				host_ptimer_irq);
-			host_ptimer_irq_flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW;
-		}
-
 		err = request_percpu_irq(host_ptimer_irq, kvm_arch_timer_handler,
 					 "kvm guest ptimer", kvm_get_running_vcpus());
 		if (err) {