unsigned int dest;
 
        if (!kvm_arch_has_assigned_device(vcpu->kvm) ||
-               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP))
+               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP)  ||
+               !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
                return;
 
        do {
        struct pi_desc *pi_desc = vcpu_to_pi_desc(vcpu);
 
        if (!kvm_arch_has_assigned_device(vcpu->kvm) ||
-               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP))
+               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP)  ||
+               !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
                return;
 
        /* Set SN when the vCPU is preempted */
        struct pi_desc *pi_desc = vcpu_to_pi_desc(vcpu);
 
        if (!kvm_arch_has_assigned_device(vcpu->kvm) ||
-               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP))
+               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP)  ||
+               !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
                return 0;
 
        vcpu->pre_pcpu = vcpu->cpu;
        unsigned long flags;
 
        if (!kvm_arch_has_assigned_device(vcpu->kvm) ||
-               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP))
+               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP)  ||
+               !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
                return;
 
        do {
        int idx, ret = -EINVAL;
 
        if (!kvm_arch_has_assigned_device(kvm) ||
-               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP))
+               !irq_remapping_cap(IRQ_POSTING_CAP) ||
+               !kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(kvm->vcpus[0]))
                return 0;
 
        idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->irq_srcu);