diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 764f1f897847b1..283aa860183350 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -10641,6 +10641,11 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 
+	if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending ||
+		vcpu->arch.nmi_injected ||
+		vcpu->arch.interrupt.pending)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (nested_cpu_has_preemption_timer(get_vmcs12(vcpu)) &&
 	    vmx->nested.preemption_timer_expired) {
 		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
@@ -10650,8 +10655,7 @@ static int vmx_check_nested_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool external_intr)
 	}
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.nmi_pending && nested_exit_on_nmi(vcpu)) {
-		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending ||
-		    vcpu->arch.interrupt.pending)
+		if (vmx->nested.nested_run_pending)
 			return -EBUSY;
 		nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,
 				  NMI_VECTOR | INTR_TYPE_NMI_INTR |