diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 470f2bc8205a..ff7154188b5f 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1768,6 +1768,8 @@ void kvm_vcpu_on_spin(struct kvm_vcpu *me)
 				continue;
 			} else if (pass && i > last_boosted_vcpu)
 				break;
+			if (!ACCESS_ONCE(vcpu->preempted))
+				continue;
 			if (vcpu == me)
 				continue;
 			if (waitqueue_active(&vcpu->wq))