diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 0048be7..8cda444 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -9796,9 +9796,14 @@
 	vmcs_write64(VMCS_LINK_POINTER, -1ull);
 
 	exec_control = vmcs12->pin_based_vm_exec_control;
-	exec_control |= vmcs_config.pin_based_exec_ctrl;
-	exec_control &= ~PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER;
 
+	/* Preemption timer setting is only taken from vmcs01.  */
+	exec_control &= ~PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER;
+	exec_control |= vmcs_config.pin_based_exec_ctrl;
+	if (vmx->hv_deadline_tsc == -1)
+		exec_control &= ~PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER;
+
+	/* Posted interrupts setting is only taken from vmcs12.  */
 	if (nested_cpu_has_posted_intr(vmcs12)) {
 		/*
 		 * Note that we use L0's vector here and in
@@ -10727,8 +10732,14 @@
 
 	load_vmcs12_host_state(vcpu, vmcs12);
 
-	/* Update TSC_OFFSET if TSC was changed while L2 ran */
+	/* Update any VMCS fields that might have changed while L2 ran */
 	vmcs_write64(TSC_OFFSET, vmx->nested.vmcs01_tsc_offset);
+	if (vmx->hv_deadline_tsc == -1)
+		vmcs_clear_bits(PIN_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL,
+				PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER);
+	else
+		vmcs_set_bits(PIN_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL,
+			      PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER);
 
 	/* This is needed for same reason as it was needed in prepare_vmcs02 */
 	vmx->host_rsp = 0;