diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 2cdf654ed132..9529fe69e1d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	bool (*mpx_supported)(void);
 	bool (*xsaves_supported)(void);
 
-	int (*check_nested_events)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr);
+	int (*check_nested_events)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 	void (*sched_in)(struct kvm_vcpu *kvm, int cpu);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index f85680b86524..8704623304d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -6198,8 +6198,13 @@ static int vmx_nmi_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int vmx_interrupt_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return (!to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending &&
-		vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS) & X86_EFLAGS_IF) &&
+	if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending)
+		return false;
+
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu))
+		return true;
+
+	return (vmcs_readl(GUEST_RFLAGS) & X86_EFLAGS_IF) &&
 		!(vmcs_read32(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO) &
 			(GUEST_INTR_STATE_STI | GUEST_INTR_STATE_MOV_SS));
 }
@@ -11659,7 +11664,7 @@ static void vmcs12_save_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	}
 }
 
-static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
+static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	unsigned long exit_qual;
@@ -11697,8 +11702,7 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ((kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu) || external_intr) &&
-	    nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu)) {
+	if (kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu) && nested_exit_on_intr(vcpu)) {
 		if (block_nested_events)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT, 0, 0);
@@ -12254,17 +12258,8 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason,
 	vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 
 	if (likely(!vmx->fail)) {
-		/*
-		 * TODO: SDM says that with acknowledge interrupt on
-		 * exit, bit 31 of the VM-exit interrupt information
-		 * (valid interrupt) is always set to 1 on
-		 * EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT, so we shouldn't
-		 * need kvm_cpu_has_interrupt().  See the commit
-		 * message for details.
-		 */
-		if (nested_exit_intr_ack_set(vcpu) &&
-		    exit_reason == EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT &&
-		    kvm_cpu_has_interrupt(vcpu)) {
+		if (exit_reason == EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT &&
+		    nested_exit_intr_ack_set(vcpu)) {
 			int irq = kvm_cpu_get_interrupt(vcpu);
 			WARN_ON(irq < 0);
 			vmcs12->vm_exit_intr_info = irq |
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index d6851636edab..6375beaf2af4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6638,7 +6638,7 @@ static void update_cr8_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_x86_ops->update_cr8_intercept(vcpu, tpr, max_irr);
 }
 
-static int inject_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool req_int_win)
+static int inject_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -6665,7 +6665,7 @@ static int inject_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool req_int_win)
 	}
 
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events) {
-		r = kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu, req_int_win);
+		r = kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu);
 		if (r != 0)
 			return r;
 	}
@@ -6706,7 +6706,7 @@ static int inject_pending_event(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool req_int_win)
 		 * KVM_REQ_EVENT only on certain events and not unconditionally?
 		 */
 		if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events) {
-			r = kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu, req_int_win);
+			r = kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu);
 			if (r != 0)
 				return r;
 		}
@@ -7152,7 +7152,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (inject_pending_event(vcpu, req_int_win) != 0)
+		if (inject_pending_event(vcpu) != 0)
 			req_immediate_exit = true;
 		else {
 			/* Enable NMI/IRQ window open exits if needed.
@@ -7360,7 +7360,7 @@ static inline int vcpu_block(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static inline bool kvm_vcpu_running(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events)
-		kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu, false);
+		kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu);
 
 	return (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE &&
 		!vcpu->arch.apf.halted);