diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 37dd9a9d050a..59371de5d722 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ module_param(ignore_msrs, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 static bool __read_mostly report_ignored_msrs = true;
 module_param(report_ignored_msrs, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
-unsigned int min_timer_period_us = 500;
+unsigned int min_timer_period_us = 200;
 module_param(min_timer_period_us, uint, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 static bool __read_mostly kvmclock_periodic_sync = true;