diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
index 284f870eb..2f1ca331f 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vm.c
@@ -432,8 +432,6 @@ int32_t create_vm(uint16_t vm_id, struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config, struct acrn_
 	}
 
 	if (status == 0) {
-		enable_iommu();
-
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vm->softirq_dev_entry_list);
 		spinlock_init(&vm->softirq_dev_lock);
 		vm->intr_inject_delay_delta = 0UL;
@@ -461,6 +459,7 @@ int32_t create_vm(uint16_t vm_id, struct acrn_vm_config *vm_config, struct acrn_
 		}
 
 		vpci_init(vm);
+		enable_iommu();
 
 		register_reset_port_handler(vm);