diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 00ce07e6f2cabd011999274c91ed7296a77e6945..0048be79c7b9acb96f3884e87295b7c697d6cf16 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -8040,6 +8040,8 @@ static bool nested_vmx_exit_handled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES);
 	case EXIT_REASON_PCOMMIT:
 		return nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_PCOMMIT);
+	case EXIT_REASON_PREEMPTION_TIMER:
+		return false;
 	default:
 		return true;
 	}