diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 4b80e613096b..ba5a27879f1d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -2631,6 +2631,7 @@ int kvm_apic_set_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_lapic_state *s)
 	apic_manage_nmi_watchdog(apic, kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_LVT0));
 	update_divide_count(apic);
 	__start_apic_timer(apic, APIC_TMCCT);
+	kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_TMCCT, 0);
 	kvm_apic_update_apicv(vcpu);
 	apic->highest_isr_cache = -1;
 	if (vcpu->arch.apicv_active) {