diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
index 2035cf251701..4db54ff08d9e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arch_timer.c
@@ -861,7 +861,11 @@ int kvm_timer_enable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return ret;
 
 no_vgic:
+	preempt_disable();
 	timer->enabled = 1;
+	kvm_timer_vcpu_load_vgic(vcpu);
+	preempt_enable();
+
 	return 0;
 }