diff --git a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
index acc713c56a..cbda4596da 100644
--- a/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/kvm/kvm-cpu.c
@@ -1676,9 +1676,9 @@ void kvm_arch_accel_class_init(ObjectClass *oc)
     object_class_property_add_str(oc, "riscv-aia", riscv_get_kvm_aia,
                                   riscv_set_kvm_aia);
     object_class_property_set_description(oc, "riscv-aia",
-                                          "Set KVM AIA mode. Valid values are "
-                                          "emul, hwaccel, and auto. Default "
-                                          "is auto.");
+        "Set KVM AIA mode. Valid values are 'emul', 'hwaccel' and 'auto'. "
+        "Changing KVM AIA modes relies on host support. Defaults to 'auto' "
+        "if the host supports it");
     object_property_set_default_str(object_class_property_find(oc, "riscv-aia"),
                                     "auto");
 }
@@ -1712,10 +1712,7 @@ void kvm_riscv_aia_create(MachineState *machine, uint64_t group_shift,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    if (default_aia_mode == aia_mode) {
-        qemu_log("KVM AIA: using default host mode '%s'\n",
-                  kvm_aia_mode_str(default_aia_mode));
-    } else {
+    if (default_aia_mode != aia_mode) {
         ret = kvm_device_access(aia_fd, KVM_DEV_RISCV_AIA_GRP_CONFIG,
                                 KVM_DEV_RISCV_AIA_CONFIG_MODE,
                                 &aia_mode, true, NULL);
@@ -1727,9 +1724,6 @@ void kvm_riscv_aia_create(MachineState *machine, uint64_t group_shift,
 
             /* failed to change AIA mode, use default */
             aia_mode = default_aia_mode;
-        } else {
-            qemu_log("KVM AIA: setting current mode to %s\n",
-                     kvm_aia_mode_str(aia_mode));
         }
     }