diff --git a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
index a0f5ff9294..290a290e43 100644
--- a/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/spapr_xive.c
@@ -489,20 +489,19 @@ bool spapr_xive_irq_claim(sPAPRXive *xive, uint32_t lisn, bool lsi)
     }
 
     xive->eat[lisn].w |= cpu_to_be64(EAS_VALID);
-    xive_source_irq_set(xsrc, lisn, lsi);
+    if (lsi) {
+        xive_source_irq_set_lsi(xsrc, lisn);
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
 bool spapr_xive_irq_free(sPAPRXive *xive, uint32_t lisn)
 {
-    XiveSource *xsrc = &xive->source;
-
     if (lisn >= xive->nr_irqs) {
         return false;
     }
 
     xive->eat[lisn].w &= cpu_to_be64(~EAS_VALID);
-    xive_source_irq_set(xsrc, lisn, false);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/xive.h b/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
index ec3bb2aae4..13a487527b 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/xive.h
@@ -283,13 +283,10 @@ static inline bool xive_source_irq_is_lsi(XiveSource *xsrc, uint32_t srcno)
     return test_bit(srcno, xsrc->lsi_map);
 }
 
-static inline void xive_source_irq_set(XiveSource *xsrc, uint32_t srcno,
-                                       bool lsi)
+static inline void xive_source_irq_set_lsi(XiveSource *xsrc, uint32_t srcno)
 {
     assert(srcno < xsrc->nr_irqs);
-    if (lsi) {
-        bitmap_set(xsrc->lsi_map, srcno, 1);
-    }
+    bitmap_set(xsrc->lsi_map, srcno, 1);
 }
 
 void xive_source_set_irq(void *opaque, int srcno, int val);