diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
index 0130c4b..2f24f13 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-kvm-device.c
@@ -210,20 +210,24 @@
 	kfree(dev);
 }
 
-void kvm_register_vgic_device(unsigned long type)
+int kvm_register_vgic_device(unsigned long type)
 {
+	int ret = -ENODEV;
+
 	switch (type) {
 	case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2:
-		kvm_register_device_ops(&kvm_arm_vgic_v2_ops,
-					KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
+		ret = kvm_register_device_ops(&kvm_arm_vgic_v2_ops,
+					      KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
 		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3
 	case KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3:
-		kvm_register_device_ops(&kvm_arm_vgic_v3_ops,
-					KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
+		ret = kvm_register_device_ops(&kvm_arm_vgic_v3_ops,
+					      KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
 		break;
 #endif
 	}
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /** vgic_attr_regs_access: allows user space to read/write VGIC registers
@@ -428,4 +432,3 @@
 };
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM_ARM_VGIC_V3 */
-
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
index e31405e..079bf67 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
@@ -332,20 +332,25 @@
 	vtr = readl_relaxed(kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base + GICH_VTR);
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.nr_lr = (vtr & 0x3f) + 1;
 
+	ret = kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
+	if (ret) {
+		kvm_err("Cannot register GICv2 KVM device\n");
+		iounmap(kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	ret = create_hyp_io_mappings(kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base,
 				     kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base +
 					 resource_size(&info->vctrl),
 				     info->vctrl.start);
-
 	if (ret) {
 		kvm_err("Cannot map VCTRL into hyp\n");
+		kvm_unregister_device_ops(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
 		iounmap(kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.can_emulate_gicv2 = true;
-	kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
-
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.vcpu_base = info->vcpu.start;
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.type = VGIC_V2;
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.max_gic_vcpus = VGIC_V2_MAX_CPUS;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index 346b4ad..e48a22e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@
 int vgic_v3_probe(const struct gic_kvm_info *info)
 {
 	u32 ich_vtr_el2 = kvm_call_hyp(__vgic_v3_get_ich_vtr_el2);
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * The ListRegs field is 5 bits, but there is a architectural
@@ -319,12 +320,22 @@
 	} else {
 		kvm_vgic_global_state.vcpu_base = info->vcpu.start;
 		kvm_vgic_global_state.can_emulate_gicv2 = true;
-		kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
+		ret = kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
+		if (ret) {
+			kvm_err("Cannot register GICv2 KVM device.\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
 		kvm_info("vgic-v2@%llx\n", info->vcpu.start);
 	}
+	ret = kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
+	if (ret) {
+		kvm_err("Cannot register GICv3 KVM device.\n");
+		kvm_unregister_device_ops(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (kvm_vgic_global_state.vcpu_base == 0)
 		kvm_info("disabling GICv2 emulation\n");
-	kvm_register_vgic_device(KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V3);
 
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.vctrl_base = NULL;
 	kvm_vgic_global_state.type = VGIC_V3;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
index 7b300ca..c752152 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-void kvm_register_vgic_device(unsigned long type);
+int kvm_register_vgic_device(unsigned long type);
 int vgic_lazy_init(struct kvm *kvm);
 int vgic_init(struct kvm *kvm);