diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index e09ad97f3250..6207b64b1281 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static inline int apic_x2apic_mode(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 
 static inline bool kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return vcpu->arch.apic && vcpu->arch.apic->apicv_active;
+	return lapic_in_kernel(vcpu) && vcpu->arch.apic->apicv_active;
 }
 
 static inline bool kvm_apic_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)