diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index e446bdff70ec..3b32d3b094b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,9 @@ static void apic_timer_expired(struct kvm_lapic *apic, bool from_timer_fn)
 	}
 
 	atomic_inc(&apic->lapic_timer.pending);
-	kvm_set_pending_timer(vcpu);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu);
+	if (from_timer_fn)
+		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 }
 
 static void start_sw_tscdeadline(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 1994602a0851..836baad47fe9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1774,12 +1774,6 @@ static s64 get_kvmclock_base_ns(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-void kvm_set_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu);
-	kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
-}
-
 static void kvm_write_wall_clock(struct kvm *kvm, gpa_t wall_clock)
 {
 	int version;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 995ab696dcf0..ea20b8bfd5dc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_vcpu_latch_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return is_smm(vcpu) || kvm_x86_ops.apic_init_signal_blocked(vcpu);
 }
 
-void kvm_set_pending_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_inject_realmode_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int irq, int inc_eip);
 
 void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr);