diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index debac4984347..6cdb40457695 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -4983,8 +4983,7 @@ static int handle_invalid_guest_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	intr_window_requested = cpu_exec_ctrl & CPU_BASED_VIRTUAL_INTR_PENDING;
 
 	while (!guest_state_valid(vcpu) && count-- != 0) {
-		if (intr_window_requested
-		    && (kvm_get_rflags(&vmx->vcpu) & X86_EFLAGS_IF))
+		if (intr_window_requested && vmx_interrupt_allowed(vcpu))
 			return handle_interrupt_window(&vmx->vcpu);
 
 		err = emulate_instruction(vcpu, 0);