diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index b6689dcae1da..a80e5a5d6f2f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1495,17 +1495,21 @@ bool kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void cancel_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 {
+	WARN_ON(!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use);
 	preempt_disable();
 	kvm_x86_ops->cancel_hv_timer(apic->vcpu);
 	apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use = false;
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-static bool __start_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+static bool start_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 {
 	struct kvm_timer *ktimer = &apic->lapic_timer;
 	int r;
 
+	if (!kvm_x86_ops->set_hv_timer)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!apic_lvtt_period(apic) && atomic_read(&ktimer->pending))
 		return false;
 
@@ -1523,19 +1527,30 @@ static bool __start_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 	 */
 	if (!apic_lvtt_period(apic) && atomic_read(&ktimer->pending))
 		return false;
+
+	trace_kvm_hv_timer_state(apic->vcpu->vcpu_id, true);
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool start_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+static void start_sw_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 {
-	if (!__start_hv_timer(apic)) {
-		if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
-			cancel_hv_timer(apic);
-	}
+	struct kvm_timer *ktimer = &apic->lapic_timer;
+	if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
+		cancel_hv_timer(apic);
+	if (!apic_lvtt_period(apic) && atomic_read(&ktimer->pending))
+		return;
+
+	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic) || apic_lvtt_oneshot(apic))
+		start_sw_period(apic);
+	else if (apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic))
+		start_sw_tscdeadline(apic);
+	trace_kvm_hv_timer_state(apic->vcpu->vcpu_id, false);
+}
 
-	trace_kvm_hv_timer_state(apic->vcpu->vcpu_id,
-			apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use);
-	return apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use;
+static void restart_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+{
+	if (!start_hv_timer(apic))
+		start_sw_timer(apic);
 }
 
 void kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -1549,19 +1564,14 @@ void kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic) && apic->lapic_timer.period) {
 		advance_periodic_target_expiration(apic);
-		if (!start_hv_timer(apic))
-			start_sw_period(apic);
+		restart_apic_timer(apic);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer);
 
 void kvm_lapic_switch_to_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
-
-	WARN_ON(apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use);
-
-	start_hv_timer(apic);
+	restart_apic_timer(vcpu->arch.apic);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_switch_to_hv_timer);
 
@@ -1570,33 +1580,28 @@ void kvm_lapic_switch_to_sw_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
 
 	/* Possibly the TSC deadline timer is not enabled yet */
-	if (!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
-		return;
-
-	cancel_hv_timer(apic);
+	if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
+		start_sw_timer(apic);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_switch_to_sw_timer);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&apic->lapic_timer.pending))
-		return;
+void kvm_lapic_restart_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
 
-	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic) || apic_lvtt_oneshot(apic))
-		start_sw_period(apic);
-	else if (apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic))
-		start_sw_tscdeadline(apic);
+	WARN_ON(!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use);
+	restart_apic_timer(apic);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_lapic_switch_to_sw_timer);
 
 static void start_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 {
 	atomic_set(&apic->lapic_timer.pending, 0);
 
-	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic) || apic_lvtt_oneshot(apic)) {
-		if (set_target_expiration(apic) &&
-			!(kvm_x86_ops->set_hv_timer && start_hv_timer(apic)))
-			start_sw_period(apic);
-	} else if (apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic)) {
-		if (!(kvm_x86_ops->set_hv_timer && start_hv_timer(apic)))
-			start_sw_tscdeadline(apic);
-	}
+	if ((apic_lvtt_period(apic) || apic_lvtt_oneshot(apic))
+	    && !set_target_expiration(apic))
+		return;
+
+	restart_apic_timer(apic);
 }
 
 static void apic_manage_nmi_watchdog(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 lvt0_val)
@@ -1827,16 +1832,6 @@ void kvm_free_lapic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  * LAPIC interface
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
-u64 kvm_get_lapic_target_expiration_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
-
-	if (!lapic_in_kernel(vcpu))
-		return 0;
-
-	return apic->lapic_timer.tscdeadline;
-}
-
 u64 kvm_get_lapic_tscdeadline_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_lapic *apic = vcpu->arch.apic;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index bcbe811f3b97..29caa2c3dff9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ bool kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic_fast(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic *src,
 int kvm_apic_set_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_lapic_state *s);
 int kvm_lapic_find_highest_irr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
-u64 kvm_get_lapic_target_expiration_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 u64 kvm_get_lapic_tscdeadline_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_set_lapic_tscdeadline_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data);
 
@@ -216,4 +215,5 @@ int kvm_vector_to_index(u32 vector, u32 dest_vcpus,
 void kvm_lapic_switch_to_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_lapic_restart_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index a2cd0997343c..81aa9c321be3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2841,10 +2841,10 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 			kvm_vcpu_write_tsc_offset(vcpu, offset);
 			vcpu->arch.tsc_catchup = 1;
 		}
-		if (kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use(vcpu) &&
-				kvm_x86_ops->set_hv_timer(vcpu,
-					kvm_get_lapic_target_expiration_tsc(vcpu)))
-			kvm_lapic_switch_to_sw_timer(vcpu);
+
+		if (kvm_lapic_hv_timer_in_use(vcpu))
+			kvm_lapic_restart_hv_timer(vcpu);
+
 		/*
 		 * On a host with synchronized TSC, there is no need to update
 		 * kvmclock on vcpu->cpu migration
