diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 4ca81ae9bc8a..5759eb075d2f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1908,8 +1908,8 @@ void kvm_lapic_expired_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
 		goto out;
 	WARN_ON(rcuwait_active(&vcpu->wait));
-	cancel_hv_timer(apic);
 	apic_timer_expired(apic, false);
+	cancel_hv_timer(apic);
 
 	if (apic_lvtt_period(apic) && apic->lapic_timer.period) {
 		advance_periodic_target_expiration(apic);