diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 493d636e6231..8ea4658f48ef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,7 @@ static void cancel_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 	if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
 		cancel_hv_timer(apic);
 	preempt_enable();
+	atomic_set(&apic->lapic_timer.pending, 0);
 }
 
 static void apic_update_lvtt(struct kvm_lapic *apic)