diff --git a/arch/src/aarch64/mod.rs b/arch/src/aarch64/mod.rs
index 248240bd8..e4b4eba68 100644
--- a/arch/src/aarch64/mod.rs
+++ b/arch/src/aarch64/mod.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pub mod regs;
 pub use self::fdt::DeviceInfoForFDT;
 use crate::DeviceType;
 use crate::RegionType;
-use aarch64::gic::GICDevice;
 use kvm_ioctls::*;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
@@ -29,9 +28,12 @@ use vm_memory::{
 /// Errors thrown while configuring aarch64 system.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
-    /// Failed to create a Flattened Device Tree for this aarch64 VM.
+    /// Failed to create a FDT.
     SetupFDT(fdt::Error),
 
+    /// Failed to create a GIC.
+    SetupGIC(gic::Error),
+
     /// Failed to compute the initrd address.
     InitrdAddress,
 
@@ -136,19 +138,22 @@ pub fn arch_memory_regions(size: GuestUsize) -> Vec<(GuestAddress, usize, Region
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 #[allow(unused_variables)]
 pub fn configure_system<T: DeviceInfoForFDT + Clone + Debug>(
+    vm_fd: &VmFd,
     guest_mem: &GuestMemoryMmap,
     cmdline_cstring: &CStr,
+    vcpu_count: u64,
     vcpu_mpidr: Vec<u64>,
     device_info: &HashMap<(DeviceType, String), T>,
-    gic_device: &Box<dyn GICDevice>,
     initrd: &Option<super::InitramfsConfig>,
 ) -> super::Result<()> {
+    let gic_device = gic::create_gic(vm_fd, vcpu_count).map_err(Error::SetupGIC)?;
+
     let dtb = fdt::create_fdt(
         guest_mem,
         cmdline_cstring,
         vcpu_mpidr,
         device_info,
-        gic_device,
+        &gic_device,
         initrd,
     )
     .map_err(Error::SetupFDT)?;
diff --git a/vmm/Cargo.toml b/vmm/Cargo.toml
index 9ee7fbb6b..58cde6158 100644
--- a/vmm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/vmm/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ tempfile = "3.1.0"
 
 [dependencies.linux-loader]
 git = "https://github.com/rust-vmm/linux-loader"
-features = ["elf", "bzimage"]
+features = ["elf", "bzimage", "pe"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 credibility = "0.1.3"
diff --git a/vmm/src/cpu.rs b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
index 8e806a3c3..a3ee18daa 100644
--- a/vmm/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/cpu.rs
@@ -1000,13 +1000,13 @@ impl CpuManager {
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
-    pub fn get_mpidr(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
-        let vcpu_mpidr = self
+    pub fn get_mpidrs(&self) -> Vec<u64> {
+        let vcpu_mpidrs = self
             .vcpus
             .iter()
             .map(|cpu| cpu.lock().unwrap().get_mpidr())
             .collect();
-        vcpu_mpidr
+        vcpu_mpidrs
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "acpi")]
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 6f551881b..fde999f02 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -1092,6 +1092,14 @@ impl DeviceManager {
         Ok(interrupt_controller)
     }
 
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
+    pub fn enable_interrupt_controller(&self) -> DeviceManagerResult<()> {
+        if let Some(interrupt_controller) = &self.interrupt_controller {
+            interrupt_controller.lock().unwrap().enable().unwrap();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
     fn add_interrupt_controller(
         &mut self,
diff --git a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
index eeef234db..e64236b8f 100644
--- a/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/memory_manager.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ pub struct MemoryManager {
     next_kvm_memory_slot: u32,
     start_of_device_area: GuestAddress,
     end_of_device_area: GuestAddress,
-    fd: Arc<VmFd>,
+    pub fd: Arc<VmFd>,
     hotplug_slots: Vec<HotPlugState>,
     selected_slot: usize,
     backing_file: Option<PathBuf>,
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 8259ec5f3..0b1b0155a 100644
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use crate::config::{
     VmConfig, VsockConfig,
 };
 use crate::cpu;
-use crate::device_manager::{get_win_size, Console, DeviceManager, DeviceManagerError};
+use crate::device_manager::{self, get_win_size, Console, DeviceManager, DeviceManagerError};
 use crate::memory_manager::{Error as MemoryManagerError, MemoryManager};
 use crate::migration::{url_to_path, vm_config_from_snapshot, VM_SNAPSHOT_FILE};
 use crate::{CPU_MANAGER_SNAPSHOT_ID, DEVICE_MANAGER_SNAPSHOT_ID, MEMORY_MANAGER_SNAPSHOT_ID};
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ use kvm_ioctls::*;
 use linux_loader::cmdline::Cmdline;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use linux_loader::loader::elf::Error::InvalidElfMagicNumber;
-#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use linux_loader::loader::KernelLoader;
 use signal_hook::{iterator::Signals, SIGINT, SIGTERM, SIGWINCH};
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
@@ -56,17 +55,14 @@ use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use std::io::{Seek, SeekFrom};
-#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock};
 use std::{result, str, thread};
 use url::Url;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
-use vm_memory::{
-    Address, Bytes, GuestAddress, GuestAddressSpace, GuestMemory, GuestMemoryMmap,
-    GuestMemoryRegion,
-};
+use vm_memory::{Address, Bytes, GuestMemory, GuestMemoryMmap, GuestMemoryRegion};
+use vm_memory::{GuestAddress, GuestAddressSpace};
 use vm_migration::{
     Migratable, MigratableError, Pausable, Snapshot, SnapshotDataSection, Snapshottable,
     Transportable,
@@ -114,6 +110,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Cannot configure system
     ConfigureSystem(arch::Error),
 
+    /// Cannot enable interrupt controller
+    EnableInterruptController(device_manager::DeviceManagerError),
+
     PoisonedState,
 
     /// Cannot create a device manager.
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ impl VmState {
 }
 
 pub struct Vm {
-    #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "aarch64", allow(dead_code))]
     kernel: File,
     #[cfg_attr(target_arch = "aarch64", allow(dead_code))]
     initramfs: Option<File>,
@@ -485,7 +483,25 @@ impl Vm {
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
     fn load_kernel(&mut self) -> Result<EntryPoint> {
-        unimplemented!();
+        let guest_memory = self.memory_manager.lock().as_ref().unwrap().guest_memory();
+        let mem = guest_memory.memory();
+        let entry_addr = match linux_loader::loader::pe::PE::load(
+            mem.deref(),
+            Some(GuestAddress(arch::get_kernel_start())),
+            &mut self.kernel,
+            None,
+        ) {
+            Ok(entry_addr) => entry_addr,
+            Err(e) => {
+                return Err(Error::KernelLoad(e));
+            }
+        };
+
+        let entry_point_addr: GuestAddress = entry_addr.kernel_load;
+
+        Ok(EntryPoint {
+            entry_addr: entry_point_addr,
+        })
     }
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
@@ -614,11 +630,36 @@ impl Vm {
 
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
     fn configure_system(&mut self, _entry_addr: EntryPoint) -> Result<()> {
-        let _cmdline_cstring = self.get_cmdline()?;
-        // What to do on AArch64 is:
-        // - Setup GIC
-        // - Generate FDT
-        unimplemented!();
+        let cmdline_cstring = self.get_cmdline()?;
+        let vcpu_mpidrs = self.cpu_manager.lock().unwrap().get_mpidrs();
+        let guest_memory = self.memory_manager.lock().as_ref().unwrap().guest_memory();
+        let mem = guest_memory.memory();
+
+        let device_info = &self
+            .device_manager
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .get_device_info()
+            .clone();
+
+        arch::configure_system(
+            &self.memory_manager.lock().as_ref().unwrap().fd,
+            &mem,
+            &cmdline_cstring,
+            self.cpu_manager.lock().unwrap().boot_vcpus() as u64,
+            vcpu_mpidrs,
+            device_info,
+            &None,
+        )
+        .map_err(Error::ConfigureSystem)?;
+
+        self.device_manager
+            .lock()
+            .unwrap()
+            .enable_interrupt_controller()
+            .map_err(Error::EnableInterruptController)?;
+
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn shutdown(&mut self) -> Result<()> {