diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 4e586f6110aa..28f982045f29 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -1337,6 +1337,10 @@ static void kvm_release_vm_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
 	}
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+}
+
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	kvm_iommu_unmap_guest(kvm);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 2822c8ccfaaf..5f81256287f5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ static void kvmppc_free_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 	}
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+}
+
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	kvmppc_free_vcpus(kvm);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index be8497186b96..0d33893e1e89 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ static void kvm_free_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 	}
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+}
+
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	kvm_free_vcpus(kvm);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index cc17546a2406..b0fc079f1bee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4127,6 +4127,10 @@ static void kvm_free_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 }
 
+void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+}
+
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	kvm_free_all_assigned_devices(kvm);
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index ec49d0be7f52..bf6f703642fc 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ void kvm_free_physmem(struct kvm *kvm);
 struct  kvm *kvm_arch_create_vm(void);
 void kvm_arch_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_free_all_assigned_devices(struct kvm *kvm);
+void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm);
 
 int kvm_cpu_get_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *v);
 int kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *v);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0b6f2f71271f..68e3f1ec1674 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -891,6 +891,7 @@ static void kvm_destroy_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = kvm->mm;
 
+	kvm_arch_sync_events(kvm);
 	spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
 	list_del(&kvm->vm_list);
 	spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);