diff --git a/arch/x86/pci/xen.c b/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
index c552cd2d0632..326d6d173733 100644
--- a/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
+++ b/arch/x86/pci/xen.c
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ static __init void xen_setup_pci_msi(void)
 			xen_msi_ops.setup_msi_irqs = xen_setup_msi_irqs;
 		}
 		xen_msi_ops.teardown_msi_irqs = xen_pv_teardown_msi_irqs;
-		pci_msi_ignore_mask = 1;
 	} else if (xen_hvm_domain()) {
 		xen_msi_ops.setup_msi_irqs = xen_hvm_setup_msi_irqs;
 		xen_msi_ops.teardown_msi_irqs = xen_teardown_msi_irqs;
@@ -490,6 +489,11 @@ static __init void xen_setup_pci_msi(void)
 	 * in allocating the native domain and never use it.
 	 */
 	x86_init.irqs.create_pci_msi_domain = xen_create_pci_msi_domain;
+	/*
+	 * With XEN PIRQ/Eventchannels in use PCI/MSI[-X] masking is solely
+	 * controlled by the hypervisor.
+	 */
+	pci_msi_ignore_mask = 1;
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PCI_MSI */