diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
index c6493d6c07..4228b7ca00 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_common.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_gicv3 = {
     .minimum_version_id = 1,
     .pre_save = gicv3_pre_save,
     .post_load = gicv3_post_load,
+    .priority = MIG_PRI_GICV3,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(gicd_ctlr, GICv3State),
         VMSTATE_UINT32_ARRAY(gicd_statusr, GICv3State, 2),
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
index 696c11ca13..68b20fccd1 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_common.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_its = {
     .name = "arm_gicv3_its",
     .pre_save = gicv3_its_pre_save,
     .post_load = gicv3_its_post_load,
-    .unmigratable = true,
+    .priority = MIG_PRI_GICV3_ITS,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(ctlr, GICv3ITSState),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(iidr, GICv3ITSState),
diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
index 4cd8f5f44c..1f8991b8a6 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
@@ -85,18 +85,6 @@ static void kvm_arm_its_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     GICv3ITSState *s = ARM_GICV3_ITS_COMMON(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    /*
-     * Block migration of a KVM GICv3 ITS device: the API for saving and
-     * restoring the state in the kernel is not yet available
-     */
-    error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "vITS migration is not implemented");
-    migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        error_free(s->migration_blocker);
-        return;
-    }
-
     s->dev_fd = kvm_create_device(kvm_state, KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_ITS, false);
     if (s->dev_fd < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, -s->dev_fd, "error creating in-kernel ITS");
@@ -113,6 +101,18 @@ static void kvm_arm_its_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     gicv3_its_init_mmio(s, NULL);
 
+    if (!kvm_device_check_attr(s->dev_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_ITS_REGS,
+        GITS_CTLR)) {
+        error_setg(&s->migration_blocker, "This operating system kernel "
+                   "does not support vITS migration");
+        migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker, &local_err);
+        if (local_err) {
+            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
+            error_free(s->migration_blocker);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     kvm_msi_use_devid = true;
     kvm_gsi_direct_mapping = false;
     kvm_msi_via_irqfd_allowed = kvm_irqfds_enabled();
diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 79a4b350a8..f3f3c2af4d 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ enum VMStateFlags {
 typedef enum {
     MIG_PRI_DEFAULT = 0,
     MIG_PRI_IOMMU,              /* Must happen before PCI devices */
+    MIG_PRI_GICV3_ITS,          /* Must happen before PCI devices */
+    MIG_PRI_GICV3,              /* Must happen before the ITS */
     MIG_PRI_MAX,
 } MigrationPriority;