diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 5bf101c869c9..49485d08ece2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -2315,8 +2315,9 @@ static int __init init_subsystems(void)
 	}
 
 	if (kvm_mode == KVM_MODE_NV &&
-	   !(vgic_present && kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V3)) {
-		kvm_err("NV support requires GICv3, giving up\n");
+		!(vgic_present && (kvm_vgic_global_state.type == VGIC_V3 ||
+				   kvm_vgic_global_state.has_gcie_v3_compat))) {
+		kvm_err("NV support requires GICv3 or GICv5 with legacy support, giving up\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}