diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index c297c50..ebc03f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t *q = &apic->vcpu->wq;
 
 	atomic_inc(&apic->timer.pending);
+	set_bit(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, &apic->vcpu->requests);
 	if (waitqueue_active(q)) {
 		apic->vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 		wake_up_interruptible(q);