diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 5439117d5c4cccfa00d28dd64fb5aa8fd488261e..89b52ec7d09c5b78bfd3d45759af11637ef43be3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -841,7 +841,8 @@ static u32 apic_get_tmcct(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 	ASSERT(apic != NULL);
 
 	/* if initial count is 0, current count should also be 0 */
-	if (kvm_apic_get_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT) == 0)
+	if (kvm_apic_get_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT) == 0 ||
+		apic->lapic_timer.period == 0)
 		return 0;
 
 	remaining = hrtimer_get_remaining(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);