diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index e0a791c3d4fcc6..d7b14c9020526e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -4517,14 +4517,25 @@ static int avic_incomplete_ipi_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 		kvm_lapic_reg_write(apic, APIC_ICR, icrl);
 		break;
 	case AVIC_IPI_FAILURE_TARGET_NOT_RUNNING: {
+		int i;
+		struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+		struct kvm *kvm = svm->vcpu.kvm;
 		struct kvm_lapic *apic = svm->vcpu.arch.apic;
 
 		/*
-		 * Update ICR high and low, then emulate sending IPI,
-		 * which is handled when writing APIC_ICR.
+		 * At this point, we expect that the AVIC HW has already
+		 * set the appropriate IRR bits on the valid target
+		 * vcpus. So, we just need to kick the appropriate vcpu.
 		 */
-		kvm_lapic_reg_write(apic, APIC_ICR2, icrh);
-		kvm_lapic_reg_write(apic, APIC_ICR, icrl);
+		kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
+			bool m = kvm_apic_match_dest(vcpu, apic,
+						     icrl & KVM_APIC_SHORT_MASK,
+						     GET_APIC_DEST_FIELD(icrh),
+						     icrl & KVM_APIC_DEST_MASK);
+
+			if (m && !avic_vcpu_is_running(vcpu))
+				kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu);
+		}
 		break;
 	}
 	case AVIC_IPI_FAILURE_INVALID_TARGET: