diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index d4b601547f1f13c8f336b2352b46d087bb94e7d6..d98d107efb05c60e298afa9966a6b25b10c08bac 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static int ioapic_service(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, bool line_status)
 		BUG_ON(ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi != 0);
 		ret = kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(ioapic->kvm, NULL, &irqe,
 				ioapic->rtc_status.dest_map);
-		ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi = ret;
+		ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi = (ret < 0 ? 0 : ret);
 	} else
 		ret = kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(ioapic->kvm, NULL, &irqe, NULL);