diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index 9c747cb14ad8..d2f41477f8ae 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ int kvm_vgic_inject_mapped_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int cpuid,
 			       struct irq_phys_map *map, bool level);
 void vgic_v3_dispatch_sgi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 reg);
 int kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-int kvm_vgic_vcpu_active_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 struct irq_phys_map *kvm_vgic_map_phys_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					   int virt_irq, int irq);
 int kvm_vgic_unmap_phys_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct irq_phys_map *map);
+bool kvm_vgic_map_is_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct irq_phys_map *map);
 
 #define irqchip_in_kernel(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.in_kernel))
 #define vgic_initialized(k)	(!!((k)->arch.vgic.nr_cpus))
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 21a0ab2d8919..69bca185c471 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -221,17 +221,23 @@ void kvm_timer_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_timer_update_state(vcpu);
 
 	/*
-	 * If we enter the guest with the virtual input level to the VGIC
-	 * asserted, then we have already told the VGIC what we need to, and
-	 * we don't need to exit from the guest until the guest deactivates
-	 * the already injected interrupt, so therefore we should set the
-	 * hardware active state to prevent unnecessary exits from the guest.
-	 *
-	 * Conversely, if the virtual input level is deasserted, then always
-	 * clear the hardware active state to ensure that hardware interrupts
-	 * from the timer triggers a guest exit.
-	 */
-	if (timer->irq.level)
+	* If we enter the guest with the virtual input level to the VGIC
+	* asserted, then we have already told the VGIC what we need to, and
+	* we don't need to exit from the guest until the guest deactivates
+	* the already injected interrupt, so therefore we should set the
+	* hardware active state to prevent unnecessary exits from the guest.
+	*
+	* Also, if we enter the guest with the virtual timer interrupt active,
+	* then it must be active on the physical distributor, because we set
+	* the HW bit and the guest must be able to deactivate the virtual and
+	* physical interrupt at the same time.
+	*
+	* Conversely, if the virtual input level is deasserted and the virtual
+	* interrupt is not active, then always clear the hardware active state
+	* to ensure that hardware interrupts from the timer triggers a guest
+	* exit.
+	*/
+	if (timer->irq.level || kvm_vgic_map_is_active(vcpu, timer->map))
 		phys_active = true;
 	else
 		phys_active = false;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
index 533538385d5d..97e2c088e1e9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic.c
@@ -1096,6 +1096,27 @@ static void vgic_retire_lr(int lr_nr, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vgic_set_lr(vcpu, lr_nr, vlr);
 }
 
+static bool dist_active_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct vgic_dist *dist = &vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic;
+
+	return test_bit(vcpu->vcpu_id, dist->irq_active_on_cpu);
+}
+
+bool kvm_vgic_map_is_active(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct irq_phys_map *map)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < vcpu->arch.vgic_cpu.nr_lr; i++) {
+		struct vgic_lr vlr = vgic_get_lr(vcpu, i);
+
+		if (vlr.irq == map->virt_irq && vlr.state & LR_STATE_ACTIVE)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return dist_active_irq(vcpu);
+}
+
 /*
  * An interrupt may have been disabled after being made pending on the
  * CPU interface (the classic case is a timer running while we're
@@ -1248,7 +1269,7 @@ static void __kvm_vgic_flush_hwstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * may have been serviced from another vcpu. In all cases,
 	 * move along.
 	 */
-	if (!kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(vcpu) && !kvm_vgic_vcpu_active_irq(vcpu))
+	if (!kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(vcpu) && !dist_active_irq(vcpu))
 		goto epilog;
 
 	/* SGIs */
@@ -1479,17 +1500,6 @@ int kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return test_bit(vcpu->vcpu_id, dist->irq_pending_on_cpu);
 }
 
-int kvm_vgic_vcpu_active_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	struct vgic_dist *dist = &vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic;
-
-	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
-		return 0;
-
-	return test_bit(vcpu->vcpu_id, dist->irq_active_on_cpu);
-}
-
-
 void vgic_kick_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;