diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 099f0afd394d..eb3931ca680a 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1360,6 +1360,9 @@ static int kvm_dev_ioctl_run(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	if (!vcpu)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	/* re-sync apic's tpr */
+	vcpu->cr8 = kvm_run->cr8;
+
 	if (kvm_run->emulated) {
 		kvm_arch_ops->skip_emulated_instruction(vcpu);
 		kvm_run->emulated = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index 1be148f0fce4..6a5f6f49e037 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct kvm_run {
 	__u8 ready_for_interrupt_injection;
 	__u8 if_flag;
 	__u16 padding2;
+
+	/* in (pre_kvm_run), out (post_kvm_run) */
 	__u64 cr8;
 	__u64 apic_base;