diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 2f64e5d0ae534024904b101423409d4409c17810..204793f0f0e2dc28ef8ffaaacae57dc0f5b7e0ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7023,6 +7023,9 @@ static inline int vcpu_block(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static inline bool kvm_vcpu_running(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events)
+		kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu, false);
+
 	return (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE &&
 		!vcpu->arch.apf.halted);
 }
@@ -8389,9 +8392,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu) && kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events)
-		kvm_x86_ops->check_nested_events(vcpu, false);
-
 	return kvm_vcpu_running(vcpu) || kvm_vcpu_has_events(vcpu);
 }