diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index e00ccf9c98..79a79f0190 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
+#include "sysemu/kvm_int.h"
 #include "kvm_arm.h"
 #include "cpu.h"
 #include "trace.h"
@@ -162,6 +163,15 @@ void kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(ARMCPU *cpu)
     env->features = arm_host_cpu_features.features;
 }
 
+int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms)
+{
+    KVMState *s = KVM_STATE(ms->accelerator);
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = kvm_check_extension(s, KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE);
+    return ret > 0 ? ret : 40;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_init(MachineState *ms, KVMState *s)
 {
     /* For ARM interrupt delivery is always asynchronous,
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
index 6393455b1d..2a07333c61 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
+++ b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ bool kvm_arm_get_host_cpu_features(ARMHostCPUFeatures *ahcf);
  */
 void kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(ARMCPU *cpu);
 
+/**
+ * kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size - Returns the number of bits in the
+ * IPA address space supported by KVM
+ *
+ * @ms: Machine state handle
+ */
+int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms);
+
 /**
  * kvm_arm_sync_mpstate_to_kvm
  * @cpu: ARMCPU
@@ -239,6 +247,11 @@ static inline void kvm_arm_set_cpu_features_from_host(ARMCPU *cpu)
     cpu->host_cpu_probe_failed = true;
 }
 
+static inline int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms)
+{
+    return -ENOENT;
+}
+
 static inline int kvm_arm_vgic_probe(void)
 {
     return 0;