diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
index c842060c6c04..fdaa0f00e478 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
@@ -596,10 +596,8 @@ void kvm_free_pit(struct kvm *kvm)
 static void __inject_pit_timer_intr(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-	kvm_ioapic_set_irq(kvm->arch.vioapic, 0, 1);
-	kvm_ioapic_set_irq(kvm->arch.vioapic, 0, 0);
-	kvm_pic_set_irq(pic_irqchip(kvm), 0, 1);
-	kvm_pic_set_irq(pic_irqchip(kvm), 0, 0);
+	kvm_set_irq(kvm, 0, 1);
+	kvm_set_irq(kvm, 0, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index fffdf4f69c5a..5b3c8821b191 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1956,13 +1956,7 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 			goto out;
 		if (irqchip_in_kernel(kvm)) {
 			mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-			if (irq_event.irq < 16)
-				kvm_pic_set_irq(pic_irqchip(kvm),
-					irq_event.irq,
-					irq_event.level);
-			kvm_ioapic_set_irq(kvm->arch.vioapic,
-					irq_event.irq,
-					irq_event.level);
+			kvm_set_irq(kvm, irq_event.irq, irq_event.level);
 			mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 			r = 0;
 		}