diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index f62a9f37f79f6c15221aed106f34508d05940be8..b7e394485a5f2a641bc466eef1bc210c348a936c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 #define KVM_PIO_PAGE_OFFSET 1
 #define KVM_COALESCED_MMIO_PAGE_OFFSET 2
-#define KVM_HALT_POLL_NS_DEFAULT 500000
+#define KVM_HALT_POLL_NS_DEFAULT 400000
 
 #define KVM_IRQCHIP_NUM_PINS  KVM_IOAPIC_NUM_PINS