diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index 39f2e7f85d70..3632c92cd183 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -3826,8 +3826,9 @@ static int its_vpe_set_affinity(struct irq_data *d,
 				bool force)
 {
 	struct its_vpe *vpe = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
-	int from, cpu = cpumask_first(mask_val);
+	struct cpumask common, *table_mask;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int from, cpu;
 
 	/*
 	 * Changing affinity is mega expensive, so let's be as lazy as
@@ -3843,19 +3844,22 @@ static int its_vpe_set_affinity(struct irq_data *d,
 	 * taken on any vLPI handling path that evaluates vpe->col_idx.
 	 */
 	from = vpe_to_cpuid_lock(vpe, &flags);
+	table_mask = gic_data_rdist_cpu(from)->vpe_table_mask;
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are offered another CPU in the same GICv4.1 ITS
+	 * affinity, pick this one. Otherwise, any CPU will do.
+	 */
+	if (table_mask && cpumask_and(&common, mask_val, table_mask))
+		cpu = cpumask_test_cpu(from, &common) ? from : cpumask_first(&common);
+	else
+		cpu = cpumask_first(mask_val);
+
 	if (from == cpu)
 		goto out;
 
 	vpe->col_idx = cpu;
 
-	/*
-	 * GICv4.1 allows us to skip VMOVP if moving to a cpu whose RD
-	 * is sharing its VPE table with the current one.
-	 */
-	if (gic_data_rdist_cpu(cpu)->vpe_table_mask &&
-	    cpumask_test_cpu(from, gic_data_rdist_cpu(cpu)->vpe_table_mask))
-		goto out;
-
 	its_send_vmovp(vpe);
 	its_vpe_db_proxy_move(vpe, from, cpu);