diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 3b44573c326e8fb5026b08f0b6235e1d939855d8..83084348581af2314f5ffb199f510ea83cfa72fc 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1973,6 +1973,8 @@ static int handle_cr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 			vcpu_load_rsp_rip(vcpu);
 			set_cr8(vcpu, vcpu->regs[reg]);
 			skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
+			if (irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
+				return 1;
 			kvm_run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SET_TPR;
 			return 0;
 		};