diff --git a/hw/pass-through.c b/hw/pass-through.c
index f832c5a..a6a9b7a 100644
--- a/hw/pass-through.c
+++ b/hw/pass-through.c
@@ -3772,6 +3772,21 @@ static int pt_pmcsr_reg_write(struct pt_dev *ptdev,
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int msi_is_enable(struct pt_dev *dev)
+{
+    uint16_t val = 0;
+    uint32_t address = 0;
+    if (!dev->msi)
+        return 0;
+
+    address = dev->msi->ctrl_offset;
+    if (!address)
+        return 0;
+
+    val = pci_read_word(dev->pci_dev, address);
+    return val & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_ENABLE;
+}
+
 /* write Message Control register */
 static int pt_msgctrl_reg_write(struct pt_dev *ptdev,
     struct pt_reg_tbl *cfg_entry,
@@ -3803,8 +3818,7 @@ static int pt_msgctrl_reg_write(struct pt_dev *ptdev,
     /* update MSI */
     if (val & PCI_MSI_FLAGS_ENABLE)
     {
-        /* setup MSI pirq for the first time */
-        if (ptdev->msi->flags & MSI_FLAG_UNINIT)
+        if (!msi_is_enable(ptdev))
         {
             if (ptdev->msi_trans_en) {
                 PT_LOG("guest enabling MSI, disable MSI-INTx translation\n");
diff --git a/hw/pt-msi.c b/hw/pt-msi.c
index 70c4023..99f9afd 100644
--- a/hw/pt-msi.c
+++ b/hw/pt-msi.c
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ int pt_msi_setup(struct pt_dev *dev)
     int pirq = -1;
     uint8_t gvec = 0;
 
-    if ( !(dev->msi->flags & MSI_FLAG_UNINIT) )
-    {
-        PT_LOG("Error: setup physical after initialized?? \n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     gvec = dev->msi->data & 0xFF;
     if (!gvec) {
         /* if gvec is 0, the guest is asking for a particular pirq that