diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 9c761fea0c982e6dfd6acb949d7c8f738a50fd67..695605eb1dfbd941b591564fef723bd030c3316f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #define KVM_PRIVATE_MEM_SLOTS 3
 #define KVM_MEM_SLOTS_NUM (KVM_USER_MEM_SLOTS + KVM_PRIVATE_MEM_SLOTS)
 
-#define KVM_HALT_POLL_NS_DEFAULT 400000
+#define KVM_HALT_POLL_NS_DEFAULT 200000
 
 #define KVM_IRQCHIP_NUM_PINS  KVM_IOAPIC_NUM_PINS