diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index be92e8dccda3..ca66459a2e89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int synic_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic,
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = synic_to_vcpu(synic);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!synic->active && !host)
+	if (!synic->active && (!host || data))
 		return 1;
 
 	trace_kvm_hv_synic_set_msr(vcpu->vcpu_id, msr, data, host);
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ static int synic_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic,
 	case HV_X64_MSR_EOM: {
 		int i;
 
+		if (!synic->active)
+			break;
+
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(synic->sint); i++)
 			kvm_hv_notify_acked_sint(vcpu, i);
 		break;
@@ -514,6 +517,11 @@ static int stimer_set_config(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 config,
 {
 	union hv_stimer_config new_config = {.as_uint64 = config},
 		old_config = {.as_uint64 = stimer->config.as_uint64};
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = stimer_to_vcpu(stimer);
+	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic = vcpu_to_synic(vcpu);
+
+	if (!synic->active && (!host || config))
+		return 1;
 
 	trace_kvm_hv_stimer_set_config(stimer_to_vcpu(stimer)->vcpu_id,
 				       stimer->index, config, host);
@@ -533,6 +541,12 @@ static int stimer_set_config(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 config,
 static int stimer_set_count(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 count,
 			    bool host)
 {
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = stimer_to_vcpu(stimer);
+	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic = vcpu_to_synic(vcpu);
+
+	if (!synic->active && (!host || count))
+		return 1;
+
 	trace_kvm_hv_stimer_set_count(stimer_to_vcpu(stimer)->vcpu_id,
 				      stimer->index, count, host);