diff --git a/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c b/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
index 576dcfa..84aa931 100644
--- a/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
+++ b/tools/kvm/builtin-run.c
@@ -810,8 +810,6 @@ int kvm_cmd_run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	kvm = kvm__init(dev, ram_size, guest_name);
 
-	irq__init(kvm);
-
 	kvm->single_step = single_step;
 
 	ioeventfd__init();
@@ -829,6 +827,8 @@ int kvm_cmd_run(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	kvm->nrcpus = nrcpus;
 
+	irq__init(kvm);
+
 	pci__init();
 
 	/*