diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 5ddb90470f1f..4c9c9592a437 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -11141,6 +11141,9 @@ bool kvm_arch_dy_has_pending_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	if (vcpu->arch.guest_state_protected)
+		return true;
+
 	return vcpu->arch.preempted_in_kernel;
 }