diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 4a45e86c5e2f..85d301a03b20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -6851,10 +6851,6 @@ static void vmx_hwapic_isr_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int max_isr)
 	 * VM-Exit, otherwise L1 with run with a stale SVI.
 	 */
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
-		/*
-		 * KVM is supposed to forward intercepted L2 EOIs to L1 if VID
-		 * is enabled in vmcs12; as above, the EOIs affect L2's vAPIC.
-		 */
 		to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.update_vmcs01_hwapic_isr = true;
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 3838b7336590..c04277b35e2e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10426,9 +10426,16 @@ void __kvm_vcpu_update_apicv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * pending. At the same time, KVM_REQ_EVENT may not be set as APICv was
 	 * still active when the interrupt got accepted. Make sure
 	 * kvm_check_and_inject_events() is called to check for that.
+	 *
+	 * Update SVI when APICv gets enabled, otherwise SVI won't reflect the
+	 * highest bit in vISR and the next accelerated EOI in the guest won't
+	 * be virtualized correctly (the CPU uses SVI to determine which vISR
+	 * vector to clear).
 	 */
 	if (!apic->apicv_active)
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu);
+	else
+		kvm_apic_update_hwapic_isr(vcpu);
 
 out:
 	preempt_enable();