diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 5fd2864b7811429f2cb8c49ea1f4d9938ada95c6..4c96817929fd68e8fec900b3dd216ba5836a54fc 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2144,6 +2144,8 @@ static int __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	if (unlikely(r))
 		goto out;
 
+	kvm_inject_pending_timer_irqs(vcpu);
+
 	preempt_disable();
 
 	kvm_x86_ops->prepare_guest_switch(vcpu);
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/svm.c b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
index 7b21576b62bca45f7b9086286d3aaeeb7d224092..ef068d2dddd75f68da42f2f15f07c1f5c3388777 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1355,7 +1355,6 @@ static void svm_intr_assist(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct vmcb *vmcb = svm->vmcb;
 	int intr_vector = -1;
 
-	kvm_inject_pending_timer_irqs(vcpu);
 	if ((vmcb->control.exit_int_info & SVM_EVTINJ_VALID) &&
 	    ((vmcb->control.exit_int_info & SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_MASK) == 0)) {
 		intr_vector = vmcb->control.exit_int_info &
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 6955580bb69ec53bdd4e267a83a712ceefd938e4..9f77ddbeb025a8482c6b192fec81854242db4550 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2191,7 +2191,6 @@ static void vmx_intr_assist(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	int has_ext_irq, interrupt_window_open;
 	int vector;
 
-	kvm_inject_pending_timer_irqs(vcpu);
 	update_tpr_threshold(vcpu);
 
 	has_ext_irq = kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu);