diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 3b626d6dc3ac1a..ab338581b3ecc2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -11107,8 +11107,10 @@ static void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 exit_reason,
  */
 static void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
+	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
+		to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, -1, 0, 0);
+	}
 	free_nested(to_vmx(vcpu));
 }