diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
index e98370cd9969..6f536451ab78 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	switch (ext) {
 	case KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP:
 	case KVM_CAP_IRQFD:
+	case KVM_CAP_IOEVENTFD:
 	case KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL:
 	case KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY:
 	case KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU: