diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 47981e97d686..acd7ce1dcb9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10477,7 +10477,8 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		 * per-VM state, and responsing vCPUs must wait for the update
 		 * to complete before servicing KVM_REQ_APICV_UPDATE.
 		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_vcpu_apicv_activated(vcpu) != kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu));
+		WARN_ON_ONCE((kvm_vcpu_apicv_activated(vcpu) != kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu)) &&
+			     (kvm_get_apic_mode(vcpu) != LAPIC_MODE_DISABLED));
 
 		exit_fastpath = static_call(kvm_x86_vcpu_run)(vcpu);
 		if (likely(exit_fastpath != EXIT_FASTPATH_REENTER_GUEST))