diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 734b206ab8b7..3de5edaaada1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -12760,9 +12760,6 @@ static inline bool kvm_vcpu_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (kvm_xen_has_pending_events(vcpu))
 		return true;
 
-	if (kvm_test_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu))
-		return true;
-
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 256745d1a2c3..a784ff90740b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ int kvm_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 static inline bool kvm_is_exception_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	return vcpu->arch.exception.pending ||
-	       vcpu->arch.exception_vmexit.pending;
+	       vcpu->arch.exception_vmexit.pending ||
+	       kvm_test_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
 }
 
 static inline void kvm_clear_exception_queue(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)