diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 43cceadd073ed..570fa298083cd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1641,7 +1641,16 @@ static void apic_timer_expired(struct kvm_lapic *apic, bool from_timer_fn)
 	}
 
 	if (kvm_use_posted_timer_interrupt(apic->vcpu)) {
-		kvm_wait_lapic_expire(vcpu);
+		/*
+		 * Ensure the guest's timer has truly expired before posting an
+		 * interrupt.  Open code the relevant checks to avoid querying
+		 * lapic_timer_int_injected(), which will be false since the
+		 * interrupt isn't yet injected.  Waiting until after injecting
+		 * is not an option since that won't help a posted interrupt.
+		 */
+		if (vcpu->arch.apic->lapic_timer.expired_tscdeadline &&
+		    vcpu->arch.apic->lapic_timer.timer_advance_ns)
+			__kvm_wait_lapic_expire(vcpu);
 		kvm_apic_inject_pending_timer_irqs(apic);
 		return;
 	}