diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
index 242cb220893ae72a7c7e3d4d23671a78ff818c22..2b2932f04411fd2f7fe45d2e4824b1a732c8d6c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
@@ -668,8 +668,6 @@ int svm_deliver_avic_intr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int vec)
 	if (!vcpu->arch.apicv_active)
 		return -1;
 
-	kvm_lapic_set_irr(vec, vcpu->arch.apic);
-
 	/*
 	 * Pairs with the smp_mb_*() after setting vcpu->guest_mode in
 	 * vcpu_enter_guest() to ensure the write to the vIRR is ordered before
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 52e4130110f3f8dc1f839a25126d0956b998678f..cd769ff8af165b0feedadfc21e546413a03094b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -3304,8 +3304,8 @@ static void svm_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_lapic *apic, int delivery_mode,
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = apic->vcpu;
 
+	kvm_lapic_set_irr(vector, apic);
 	if (svm_deliver_avic_intr(vcpu, vector)) {
-		kvm_lapic_set_irr(vector, apic);
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu);
 		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 	} else {