diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
index 9b00ce50e5..6fb45dffd7 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
@@ -64,20 +64,16 @@ static void vm_change_state_handler(void *opaque, int running,
 {
     GICv3ITSState *s = (GICv3ITSState *)opaque;
     Error *err = NULL;
-    int ret;
 
     if (running) {
         return;
     }
 
-    ret = kvm_device_access(s->dev_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL,
-                            KVM_DEV_ARM_ITS_SAVE_TABLES, NULL, true, &err);
+    kvm_device_access(s->dev_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL,
+                      KVM_DEV_ARM_ITS_SAVE_TABLES, NULL, true, &err);
     if (err) {
         error_report_err(err);
     }
-    if (ret < 0 && ret != -EFAULT) {
-        abort();
-    }
 }
 
 static void kvm_arm_its_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)