diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
index e3b5520005db..e6b2f7ad3e51 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ pv_wait_early(struct pv_node *prev, int loop)
 	if ((loop & PV_PREV_CHECK_MASK) != 0)
 		return false;
 
-	return READ_ONCE(prev->state) != vcpu_running;
+	return READ_ONCE(prev->state) != vcpu_running || vcpu_is_preempted(prev->cpu);
 }
 
 /*