diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 682ff15e3eb8..6e136b2e8de5 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -854,6 +854,9 @@ static int vgic_its_cmd_handle_discard(struct kvm *kvm, struct vgic_its *its,
 
 	ite = find_ite(its, device_id, event_id);
 	if (ite && ite->collection) {
+		struct its_device *device = find_its_device(its, device_id);
+		int ite_esz = vgic_its_get_abi(its)->ite_esz;
+		gpa_t gpa = device->itt_addr + ite->event_id * ite_esz;
 		/*
 		 * Though the spec talks about removing the pending state, we
 		 * don't bother here since we clear the ITTE anyway and the
@@ -862,7 +865,8 @@ static int vgic_its_cmd_handle_discard(struct kvm *kvm, struct vgic_its *its,
 		vgic_its_invalidate_cache(kvm);
 
 		its_free_ite(kvm, ite);
-		return 0;
+
+		return vgic_its_write_entry_lock(its, gpa, 0, ite_esz);
 	}
 
 	return E_ITS_DISCARD_UNMAPPED_INTERRUPT;