diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 017daa2561f4b..bc224bba1e874 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3022,6 +3022,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 
 	kvm_x86_ops->decache_regs(vcpu);
 
+	vcpu->arch.exception.pending = false;
+
 	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 
 	return 0;