diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 7d7af79dc..b7c00e452 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
             address_manager.allocator.clone(),
             vm_info.vm_fd.clone(),
             kvm_gsi_msi_routes,
+            ioapic.clone(),
         ));
 
         let console = DeviceManager::add_console_device(
diff --git a/vmm/src/interrupt.rs b/vmm/src/interrupt.rs
index 51a72f813..afc3e2607 100644
--- a/vmm/src/interrupt.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/interrupt.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 AND BSD-3-Clause
 //
 
+use devices::ioapic;
 use kvm_bindings::{kvm_irq_routing, kvm_irq_routing_entry, KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI};
 use kvm_ioctls::VmFd;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ pub struct KvmInterruptManager {
     allocator: Arc<Mutex<SystemAllocator>>,
     vm_fd: Arc<VmFd>,
     gsi_msi_routes: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u32, KvmRoutingEntry>>>,
+    _ioapic: Arc<Mutex<ioapic::Ioapic>>,
 }
 
 impl KvmInterruptManager {
@@ -270,11 +272,13 @@ impl KvmInterruptManager {
         allocator: Arc<Mutex<SystemAllocator>>,
         vm_fd: Arc<VmFd>,
         gsi_msi_routes: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<u32, KvmRoutingEntry>>>,
+        ioapic: Arc<Mutex<ioapic::Ioapic>>,
     ) -> Self {
         KvmInterruptManager {
             allocator,
             vm_fd,
             gsi_msi_routes,
+            _ioapic: ioapic,
         }
     }
 }