diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 9d628ec38414..50450ebe709f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10006,7 +10006,10 @@ static inline int vcpu_block(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(vcpu) &&
 	    (!kvm_x86_ops.pre_block || static_call(kvm_x86_pre_block)(vcpu) == 0)) {
 		srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, vcpu->srcu_idx);
-		kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
+		if (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED)
+			kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
+		else
+			kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
 		vcpu->srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
 
 		if (kvm_x86_ops.post_block)