diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 25d7872b29c1..2a7285c14013 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -3377,9 +3377,6 @@ static void grow_halt_poll_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (val < grow_start)
 		val = grow_start;
 
-	if (val > vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns)
-		val = vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns;
-
 	vcpu->halt_poll_ns = val;
 out:
 	trace_kvm_halt_poll_ns_grow(vcpu->vcpu_id, val, old);
@@ -3492,11 +3489,16 @@ static inline void update_halt_poll_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, ktime_t start,
 void kvm_vcpu_halt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	bool halt_poll_allowed = !kvm_arch_no_poll(vcpu);
-	bool do_halt_poll = halt_poll_allowed && vcpu->halt_poll_ns;
 	ktime_t start, cur, poll_end;
 	bool waited = false;
+	bool do_halt_poll;
 	u64 halt_ns;
 
+	if (vcpu->halt_poll_ns > vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns)
+		vcpu->halt_poll_ns = vcpu->kvm->max_halt_poll_ns;
+
+	do_halt_poll = halt_poll_allowed && vcpu->halt_poll_ns;
+
 	start = cur = poll_end = ktime_get();
 	if (do_halt_poll) {
 		ktime_t stop = ktime_add_ns(start, vcpu->halt_poll_ns);