diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
index 34d741edb50a..e2f624058457 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define IOINT_AI_MASK 0x04000000
 #define PFAULT_INIT 0x0600
 
-static void deliver_ckc_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+static int deliver_ckc_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 static int is_ioint(u64 type)
 {
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int __deliver_prog_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static void __do_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+static int __do_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				   struct kvm_s390_interrupt_info *inti)
 {
 	const unsigned short table[] = { 2, 4, 4, 6 };
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static void __do_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	case KVM_S390_INT_CLOCK_COMP:
 		trace_kvm_s390_deliver_interrupt(vcpu->vcpu_id, inti->type,
 						 inti->ext.ext_params, 0);
-		deliver_ckc_interrupt(vcpu);
+		rc = deliver_ckc_interrupt(vcpu);
 		break;
 	case KVM_S390_INT_CPU_TIMER:
 		trace_kvm_s390_deliver_interrupt(vcpu->vcpu_id, inti->type,
@@ -504,14 +504,11 @@ static void __do_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	default:
 		BUG();
 	}
-	if (rc) {
-		printk("kvm: The guest lowcore is not mapped during interrupt "
-		       "delivery, killing userspace\n");
-		do_exit(SIGKILL);
-	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
-static void deliver_ckc_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static int deliver_ckc_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int rc;
 
@@ -521,11 +518,7 @@ static void deliver_ckc_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	rc |= read_guest_lc(vcpu, __LC_EXT_NEW_PSW,
 			    &vcpu->arch.sie_block->gpsw,
 			    sizeof(psw_t));
-	if (rc) {
-		printk("kvm: The guest lowcore is not mapped during interrupt "
-			"delivery, killing userspace\n");
-		do_exit(SIGKILL);
-	}
+	return rc;
 }
 
 /* Check whether SIGP interpretation facility has an external call pending */
@@ -664,12 +657,13 @@ void kvm_s390_clear_local_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			  &vcpu->kvm->arch.sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].ctrl);
 }
 
-void kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+int kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_s390_local_interrupt *li = &vcpu->arch.local_int;
 	struct kvm_s390_float_interrupt *fi = vcpu->arch.local_int.float_int;
 	struct kvm_s390_interrupt_info  *n, *inti = NULL;
 	int deliver;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	__reset_intercept_indicators(vcpu);
 	if (atomic_read(&li->active)) {
@@ -688,16 +682,16 @@ void kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				atomic_set(&li->active, 0);
 			spin_unlock(&li->lock);
 			if (deliver) {
-				__do_deliver_interrupt(vcpu, inti);
+				rc = __do_deliver_interrupt(vcpu, inti);
 				kfree(inti);
 			}
-		} while (deliver);
+		} while (!rc && deliver);
 	}
 
-	if (kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(vcpu))
-		deliver_ckc_interrupt(vcpu);
+	if (!rc && kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(vcpu))
+		rc = deliver_ckc_interrupt(vcpu);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&fi->active)) {
+	if (!rc && atomic_read(&fi->active)) {
 		do {
 			deliver = 0;
 			spin_lock(&fi->lock);
@@ -714,11 +708,13 @@ void kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				atomic_set(&fi->active, 0);
 			spin_unlock(&fi->lock);
 			if (deliver) {
-				__do_deliver_interrupt(vcpu, inti);
+				rc = __do_deliver_interrupt(vcpu, inti);
 				kfree(inti);
 			}
-		} while (deliver);
+		} while (!rc && deliver);
 	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int kvm_s390_inject_program_int(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 code)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 56193becdca5..c2caa175320c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -1198,8 +1198,11 @@ static int vcpu_pre_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (test_cpu_flag(CIF_MCCK_PENDING))
 		s390_handle_mcck();
 
-	if (!kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
-		kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(vcpu);
+	if (!kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm)) {
+		rc = kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(vcpu);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
 	rc = kvm_s390_handle_requests(vcpu);
 	if (rc)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
index 54c25fd5bed6..99abcb56e478 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static inline int kvm_s390_user_cpu_state_ctrl(struct kvm *kvm)
 int kvm_s390_handle_wait(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_s390_vcpu_wakeup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 enum hrtimer_restart kvm_s390_idle_wakeup(struct hrtimer *timer);
-void kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_s390_clear_local_irqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_s390_clear_float_irqs(struct kvm *kvm);
 int __must_check kvm_s390_inject_vm(struct kvm *kvm,