diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index f71500af1f813245bb12092665ac7dea3ba5f24f..f7c850b36910154cf453dc4b91b2857454d0acdc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1416,15 +1416,6 @@ static int kvm_guest_time_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 	kernel_ns = 0;
 	host_tsc = 0;
 
-	/* Keep irq disabled to prevent changes to the clock */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	this_tsc_khz = __get_cpu_var(cpu_tsc_khz);
-	if (unlikely(this_tsc_khz == 0)) {
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
-		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, v);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * If the host uses TSC clock, then passthrough TSC as stable
 	 * to the guest.
@@ -1436,6 +1427,15 @@ static int kvm_guest_time_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 		kernel_ns = ka->master_kernel_ns;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&ka->pvclock_gtod_sync_lock);
+
+	/* Keep irq disabled to prevent changes to the clock */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	this_tsc_khz = __get_cpu_var(cpu_tsc_khz);
+	if (unlikely(this_tsc_khz == 0)) {
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, v);
+		return 1;
+	}
 	if (!use_master_clock) {
 		host_tsc = native_read_tsc();
 		kernel_ns = get_kernel_ns();