diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index ac95acf8d6ac..762b43f0d919 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static int synic_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic,
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = hv_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);
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ 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;
@@ -661,7 +664,7 @@ static int stimer_set_config(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 config,
 	struct kvm_vcpu_hv *hv_vcpu = to_hv_vcpu(vcpu);
 	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic = to_hv_synic(vcpu);
 
-	if (!synic->active && !host)
+	if (!synic->active && (!host || config))
 		return 1;
 
 	if (unlikely(!host && hv_vcpu->enforce_cpuid && new_config.direct_mode &&
@@ -690,7 +693,7 @@ static int stimer_set_count(struct kvm_vcpu_hv_stimer *stimer, u64 count,
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = hv_stimer_to_vcpu(stimer);
 	struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic = to_hv_synic(vcpu);
 
-	if (!synic->active && !host)
+	if (!synic->active && (!host || count))
 		return 1;
 
 	trace_kvm_hv_stimer_set_count(hv_stimer_to_vcpu(stimer)->vcpu_id,