diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 10474d26a00020e4bc2518106d4e87205ef39134..be4724b5d434cb807e496a4019ffb0c9d384ad56 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -11105,13 +11105,12 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	unsigned long exit_qual;
-
-	if (kvm_event_needs_reinjection(vcpu))
-		return -EBUSY;
+	bool block_nested_events =
+	    vmx->nested.nested_run_pending || kvm_event_needs_reinjection(vcpu);
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending &&
 		nested_vmx_check_exception(vcpu, &exit_qual)) {
-		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		if (block_nested_events)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_inject_exception_vmexit(vcpu, exit_qual);
 		vcpu->arch.exception.pending = false;
@@ -11120,14 +11119,14 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 
 	if (nested_cpu_has_preemption_timer(get_vmcs12(vcpu)) &&
 	    vmx->nested.preemption_timer_expired) {
-		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		if (block_nested_events)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_PREEMPTION_TIMER, 0, 0);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.nmi_pending && nested_exit_on_nmi(vcpu)) {
-		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		if (block_nested_events)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,
 				  NMI_VECTOR | INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR |
@@ -11143,7 +11142,7 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 
 	if ((kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu) || external_intr) &&
 	    nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu)) {
-		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		if (block_nested_events)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT, 0, 0);
 		return 0;