diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index cf917139de6b..8c9369151e9f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3504,6 +3504,9 @@ static void kvm_steal_time_set_preempted(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!(vcpu->arch.st.msr_val & KVM_MSR_ENABLED))
 		return;
 
+	if (vcpu->arch.st.steal.preempted)
+		return;
+
 	vcpu->arch.st.steal.preempted = KVM_VCPU_PREEMPTED;
 
 	kvm_write_guest_offset_cached(vcpu->kvm, &vcpu->arch.st.stime,