diff --git a/accel/hvf/hvf-all.c b/accel/hvf/hvf-all.c
index da29aa3aa3..946dbca59d 100644
--- a/accel/hvf/hvf-all.c
+++ b/accel/hvf/hvf-all.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 bool hvf_allowed;
 bool hvf_kernel_irqchip;
 bool hvf_nested_virt;
+bool hvf_kernel_irqchip_override;
 
 void hvf_nested_virt_enable(bool nested_virt)
 {
@@ -204,6 +205,13 @@ static int hvf_accel_init(AccelState *as, MachineState *ms)
         }
     }
 
+    if (mc->get_kernel_irqchip_default) {
+        bool kernel_irqchip_default = mc->get_kernel_irqchip_default(ms);
+        if (!hvf_kernel_irqchip_override) {
+            hvf_kernel_irqchip = kernel_irqchip_default;
+        }
+    }
+
     ret = hvf_arch_vm_create(ms, (uint32_t)pa_range);
     if (ret == HV_DENIED) {
         error_report("Could not access HVF. Is the executable signed"
@@ -230,6 +238,8 @@ static void hvf_set_kernel_irqchip(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
                                    Error **errp)
 {
     OnOffSplit mode;
+
+    hvf_kernel_irqchip_override = true;
     if (!visit_type_OnOffSplit(v, name, &mode, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -269,6 +279,7 @@ static void hvf_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
     ac->init_machine = hvf_accel_init;
     ac->allowed = &hvf_allowed;
     ac->gdbstub_supported_sstep_flags = hvf_gdbstub_sstep_flags;
+    hvf_kernel_irqchip_override = false;
     hvf_kernel_irqchip = false;
     object_class_property_add(oc, "kernel-irqchip", "on|off|split",
         NULL, hvf_set_kernel_irqchip,
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index ad0a459987..fe19030886 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -3769,6 +3769,17 @@ static int virt_get_physical_address_range(MachineState *ms,
     return requested_ipa_size;
 }
 
+static bool get_kernel_irqchip_default(const MachineState *ms)
+{
+    VirtMachineState *vms = VIRT_MACHINE(ms);
+    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(vms);
+    if (hvf_allowed) {
+        return !vmc->hvf_no_kernel_irqchip_default;
+    } else {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
 static const char *virt_get_default_cpu_type(const MachineState *ms)
 {
     return tcg_enabled() ? ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-a15")
@@ -3835,6 +3846,7 @@ static void virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
     mc->get_default_cpu_node_id = virt_get_default_cpu_node_id;
     mc->kvm_type = virt_kvm_type;
     mc->get_physical_address_range = virt_get_physical_address_range;
+    mc->get_kernel_irqchip_default = get_kernel_irqchip_default;
     assert(!mc->get_hotplug_handler);
     mc->get_hotplug_handler = virt_machine_get_hotplug_handler;
     hc->pre_plug = virt_machine_device_pre_plug_cb;
@@ -4079,8 +4091,11 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE_AS_LATEST(11, 1)
 
 static void virt_machine_11_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
+    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
+
     virt_machine_11_1_options(mc);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_11_0, hw_compat_11_0_len);
+    vmc->hvf_no_kernel_irqchip_default = true;
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(11, 0)
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/virt.h b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
index fc7950da85..13e135a460 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ struct VirtMachineClass {
     bool no_tcg_lpa2;
     bool no_ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
     bool no_nested_smmu;
+    /* HVF specific: support for kernel-irqchip=on introduced in QEMU 11.1 */
+    bool hvf_no_kernel_irqchip_default;
 };
 
 struct VirtMachineState {
diff --git a/include/hw/core/boards.h b/include/hw/core/boards.h
index ca63304c95..29c68931d8 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/boards.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ struct MachineClass {
     int (*kvm_type)(MachineState *machine, const char *arg);
     int (*get_physical_address_range)(MachineState *machine,
         int default_ipa_size, int max_ipa_size);
+    bool (*get_kernel_irqchip_default) (const MachineState *machine);
 
     BlockInterfaceType block_default_type;
     int units_per_default_bus;
diff --git a/include/system/hvf_int.h b/include/system/hvf_int.h
index 2621164cb2..ad7d375109 100644
--- a/include/system/hvf_int.h
+++ b/include/system/hvf_int.h
@@ -112,4 +112,5 @@ bool hvf_arch_cpu_realize(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 uint32_t hvf_arch_get_default_ipa_bit_size(void);
 uint32_t hvf_arch_get_max_ipa_bit_size(void);
 
+extern bool hvf_kernel_irqchip_override;
 #endif