diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index b50dbe269f4bf..1a11dcb670a39 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -3053,15 +3053,19 @@ static void grow_halt_poll_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static void shrink_halt_poll_ns(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	unsigned int old, val, shrink;
+	unsigned int old, val, shrink, grow_start;
 
 	old = val = vcpu->halt_poll_ns;
 	shrink = READ_ONCE(halt_poll_ns_shrink);
+	grow_start = READ_ONCE(halt_poll_ns_grow_start);
 	if (shrink == 0)
 		val = 0;
 	else
 		val /= shrink;
 
+	if (val < grow_start)
+		val = 0;
+
 	vcpu->halt_poll_ns = val;
 	trace_kvm_halt_poll_ns_shrink(vcpu->vcpu_id, val, old);
 }