diff --git a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
index 529c7bd494..7eda9fb86e 100644
--- a/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
+++ b/hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its_kvm.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ DECLARE_OBJ_CHECKERS(GICv3ITSState, KVMARMITSClass,
 
 struct KVMARMITSClass {
     GICv3ITSCommonClass parent_class;
-    void (*parent_reset)(DeviceState *dev);
+    ResettablePhases parent_phases;
 };
 
 
@@ -197,13 +197,15 @@ static void kvm_arm_its_post_load(GICv3ITSState *s)
                       GITS_CTLR, &s->ctlr, true, &error_abort);
 }
 
-static void kvm_arm_its_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+static void kvm_arm_its_reset_hold(Object *obj)
 {
-    GICv3ITSState *s = ARM_GICV3_ITS_COMMON(dev);
+    GICv3ITSState *s = ARM_GICV3_ITS_COMMON(obj);
     KVMARMITSClass *c = KVM_ARM_ITS_GET_CLASS(s);
     int i;
 
-    c->parent_reset(dev);
+    if (c->parent_phases.hold) {
+        c->parent_phases.hold(obj);
+    }
 
     if (kvm_device_check_attr(s->dev_fd, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL,
                                KVM_DEV_ARM_ITS_CTRL_RESET)) {
@@ -241,12 +243,14 @@ static Property kvm_arm_its_props[] = {
 static void kvm_arm_its_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
 {
     DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(klass);
+    ResettableClass *rc = RESETTABLE_CLASS(klass);
     GICv3ITSCommonClass *icc = ARM_GICV3_ITS_COMMON_CLASS(klass);
     KVMARMITSClass *ic = KVM_ARM_ITS_CLASS(klass);
 
     dc->realize = kvm_arm_its_realize;
     device_class_set_props(dc, kvm_arm_its_props);
-    device_class_set_parent_reset(dc, kvm_arm_its_reset, &ic->parent_reset);
+    resettable_class_set_parent_phases(rc, NULL, kvm_arm_its_reset_hold, NULL,
+                                       &ic->parent_phases);
     icc->send_msi = kvm_its_send_msi;
     icc->pre_save = kvm_arm_its_pre_save;
     icc->post_load = kvm_arm_its_post_load;