diff --git a/hw/apic.c b/hw/apic.c
index c93cbb3..d7af08f 100644
--- a/hw/apic.c
+++ b/hw/apic.c
@@ -852,103 +852,11 @@ static void apic_mem_writel(void *opaque, target_phys_addr_t addr, uint32_t val)
     }
 }
 
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
-
-static inline uint32_t kapic_reg(struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic, int reg_id)
-{
-    return *((uint32_t *) (kapic->regs + (reg_id << 4)));
-}
-
-static inline void kapic_set_reg(struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic,
-                                 int reg_id, uint32_t val)
-{
-    *((uint32_t *) (kapic->regs + (reg_id << 4))) = val;
-}
-
-static void kvm_kernel_lapic_save_to_user(APICState *s)
-{
-    struct kvm_lapic_state apic;
-    struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic = &apic;
-    int i, v;
-
-    kvm_get_lapic(kvm_context, s->cpu_env->cpu_index, kapic);
-
-    s->id = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x2) >> 24;
-    s->tpr = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x8);
-    s->arb_id = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x9);
-    s->log_dest = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xd) >> 24;
-    s->dest_mode = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xe) >> 28;
-    s->spurious_vec = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xf);
-    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        s->isr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x10 + i);
-        s->tmr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x18 + i);
-        s->irr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x20 + i);
-    }
-    s->esr = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x28);
-    s->icr[0] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x30);
-    s->icr[1] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x31);
-    for (i = 0; i < APIC_LVT_NB; i++)
-	s->lvt[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x32 + i);
-    s->initial_count = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x38);
-    s->divide_conf = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x3e);
-
-    v = (s->divide_conf & 3) | ((s->divide_conf >> 1) & 4);
-    s->count_shift = (v + 1) & 7;
-
-    s->initial_count_load_time = qemu_get_clock(vm_clock);
-    apic_timer_update(s, s->initial_count_load_time);
-}
-
-static void kvm_kernel_lapic_load_from_user(APICState *s)
-{
-    struct kvm_lapic_state apic;
-    struct kvm_lapic_state *klapic = &apic;
-    int i;
-
-    memset(klapic, 0, sizeof apic);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x2, s->id << 24);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x8, s->tpr);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xd, s->log_dest << 24);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xe, s->dest_mode << 28 | 0x0fffffff);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xf, s->spurious_vec);
-    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
-        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x10 + i, s->isr[i]);
-        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x18 + i, s->tmr[i]);
-        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x20 + i, s->irr[i]);
-    }
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x28, s->esr);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x30, s->icr[0]);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x31, s->icr[1]);
-    for (i = 0; i < APIC_LVT_NB; i++)
-        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x32 + i, s->lvt[i]);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x38, s->initial_count);
-    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x3e, s->divide_conf);
-
-    kvm_set_lapic(kvm_context, s->cpu_env->cpu_index, klapic);
-}
-
-#endif
-
-void qemu_kvm_load_lapic(CPUState *env)
-{
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
-    if (kvm_enabled() && kvm_vcpu_inited(env) && qemu_kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        kvm_kernel_lapic_load_from_user(env->apic_state);
-    }
-#endif
-}
-
-static void apic_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+static void apic_save_common(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
 {
     APICState *s = opaque;
     int i;
 
-#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
-    if (kvm_enabled() && qemu_kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
-        kvm_kernel_lapic_save_to_user(s);
-    }
-#endif
-
     qemu_put_be32s(f, &s->apicbase);
     qemu_put_8s(f, &s->id);
     qemu_put_8s(f, &s->arb_id);
@@ -976,7 +884,12 @@ static void apic_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
     qemu_put_timer(f, s->timer);
 }
 
-static int apic_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+static void apic_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    apic_save_common(f, opaque);
+}
+
+static int apic_load_common(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
 {
     APICState *s = opaque;
     int i;
@@ -1012,12 +925,15 @@ static int apic_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
     if (version_id >= 2)
         qemu_get_timer(f, s->timer);
 
-    qemu_kvm_load_lapic(s->cpu_env);
-
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void apic_reset(void *opaque)
+static int apic_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    return apic_load_common(f, opaque, version_id);
+}
+
+static void apic_reset_common(void *opaque)
 {
     APICState *s = opaque;
 
@@ -1034,7 +950,11 @@ static void apic_reset(void *opaque)
          */
         s->lvt[APIC_LVT_LINT0] = 0x700;
     }
-    qemu_kvm_load_lapic(s->cpu_env);
+}
+
+static void apic_reset(void *opaque)
+{
+    apic_reset_common(opaque);
 }
 
 static CPUReadMemoryFunc *apic_mem_read[3] = {
@@ -1081,3 +1001,136 @@ int apic_init(CPUState *env)
     return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
+
+static inline uint32_t kapic_reg(struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic, int reg_id)
+{
+    return *((uint32_t *) (kapic->regs + (reg_id << 4)));
+}
+
+static inline void kapic_set_reg(struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic,
+                                 int reg_id, uint32_t val)
+{
+    *((uint32_t *) (kapic->regs + (reg_id << 4))) = val;
+}
+
+static void kvm_kernel_lapic_save_to_user(APICState *s)
+{
+    struct kvm_lapic_state apic;
+    struct kvm_lapic_state *kapic = &apic;
+    int i, v;
+
+    kvm_get_lapic(kvm_context, s->cpu_env->cpu_index, kapic);
+
+    s->id = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x2) >> 24;
+    s->tpr = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x8);
+    s->arb_id = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x9);
+    s->log_dest = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xd) >> 24;
+    s->dest_mode = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xe) >> 28;
+    s->spurious_vec = kapic_reg(kapic, 0xf);
+    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        s->isr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x10 + i);
+        s->tmr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x18 + i);
+        s->irr[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x20 + i);
+    }
+    s->esr = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x28);
+    s->icr[0] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x30);
+    s->icr[1] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x31);
+    for (i = 0; i < APIC_LVT_NB; i++)
+	s->lvt[i] = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x32 + i);
+    s->initial_count = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x38);
+    s->divide_conf = kapic_reg(kapic, 0x3e);
+
+    v = (s->divide_conf & 3) | ((s->divide_conf >> 1) & 4);
+    s->count_shift = (v + 1) & 7;
+
+    s->initial_count_load_time = qemu_get_clock(vm_clock);
+    apic_timer_update(s, s->initial_count_load_time);
+}
+
+static void kvm_kernel_lapic_load_from_user(APICState *s)
+{
+    struct kvm_lapic_state apic;
+    struct kvm_lapic_state *klapic = &apic;
+    int i;
+
+    memset(klapic, 0, sizeof apic);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x2, s->id << 24);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x8, s->tpr);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xd, s->log_dest << 24);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xe, s->dest_mode << 28 | 0x0fffffff);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0xf, s->spurious_vec);
+    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x10 + i, s->isr[i]);
+        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x18 + i, s->tmr[i]);
+        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x20 + i, s->irr[i]);
+    }
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x28, s->esr);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x30, s->icr[0]);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x31, s->icr[1]);
+    for (i = 0; i < APIC_LVT_NB; i++)
+        kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x32 + i, s->lvt[i]);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x38, s->initial_count);
+    kapic_set_reg(klapic, 0x3e, s->divide_conf);
+
+    kvm_set_lapic(kvm_context, s->cpu_env->cpu_index, klapic);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+static void kvm_apic_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
+{
+    APICState *s = opaque;
+
+    kvm_kernel_lapic_save_to_user(s);
+    apic_save_common(f, opaque);
+}
+
+static int kvm_apic_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
+{
+    APICState *s = opaque;
+    int r = apic_load_common(f, opaque, version_id);
+
+    if (r == 0)
+        qemu_kvm_load_lapic(s->cpu_env);
+    return r;
+}
+
+
+void qemu_kvm_load_lapic(CPUState *env)
+{
+    if (kvm_vcpu_inited(env)) {
+        kvm_kernel_lapic_load_from_user(env->apic_state);
+    }
+}
+
+static void kvm_apic_reset(void *opaque)
+{
+    APICState *s = opaque;
+
+    apic_reset_common(opaque);
+    qemu_kvm_load_lapic(s->cpu_env);
+}
+
+int kvm_apic_init(CPUState *env)
+{
+    APICState *s;
+
+    if (last_apic_id >= MAX_APICS)
+        return -1;
+    s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(APICState));
+    env->apic_state = s;
+    s->id = last_apic_id++;
+    env->cpuid_apic_id = s->id;
+    s->cpu_env = env;
+
+    kvm_apic_reset(s);
+
+    s->timer = qemu_new_timer(vm_clock, apic_timer, s);
+
+    register_savevm("apic", s->id, 2, kvm_apic_save, kvm_apic_load, s);
+    qemu_register_reset(kvm_apic_reset, 0, s);
+
+    local_apics[s->id] = s;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 66f4635..a99ab07 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -842,7 +842,12 @@ CPUState *pc_new_cpu(int cpu, const char *cpu_model, int pci_enabled)
         }
         qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, 0, env);
         if (pci_enabled) {
-            apic_init(env);
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
+            if (kvm_enabled() && qemu_kvm_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+                kvm_apic_init(env);
+            } else
+#endif
+                apic_init(env);
         }
 
     /* kvm needs this to run after the apic is initialized. Otherwise,
diff --git a/hw/pc.h b/hw/pc.h
index 3af22f2..ab847b9 100644
--- a/hw/pc.h
+++ b/hw/pc.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void apic_deliver_irq(uint8_t dest, uint8_t dest_mode,
                              uint8_t vector_num, uint8_t polarity,
                              uint8_t trigger_mode);
 int apic_init(CPUState *env);
+int kvm_apic_init(CPUState *env);
 int apic_accept_pic_intr(CPUState *env);
 void apic_deliver_pic_intr(CPUState *env, int level);
 int apic_get_interrupt(CPUState *env);
diff --git a/qemu-kvm-x86.c b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
index 98aa530..925d70e 100644
--- a/qemu-kvm-x86.c
+++ b/qemu-kvm-x86.c
@@ -527,7 +527,10 @@ int kvm_arch_qemu_init_env(CPUState *cenv)
     CPUState copy;
     uint32_t i, j, limit;
 
-    qemu_kvm_load_lapic(cenv);
+#ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
+    if (qemu_kvm_irqchip_in_kernel())
+        qemu_kvm_load_lapic(cenv);
+#endif
 
     copy = *cenv;
 
