diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
index 71b150cae5f9..9d8fcde52027 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static inline bool kvm_apic_vid_enabled(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 static inline bool kvm_apic_has_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events;
+	return kvm_vcpu_has_lapic(vcpu) && vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events;
 }
 
 static inline bool kvm_lowest_prio_delivery(struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq)