diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 46e0ad71b4da..851e9d6c864f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5795,8 +5795,7 @@ restart:
 		toggle_interruptibility(vcpu, ctxt->interruptibility);
 		vcpu->arch.emulate_regs_need_sync_to_vcpu = false;
 		kvm_rip_write(vcpu, ctxt->eip);
-		if (r == EMULATE_DONE &&
-		    (ctxt->tf || (vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP)))
+		if (r == EMULATE_DONE && ctxt->tf)
 			kvm_vcpu_do_singlestep(vcpu, &r);
 		if (!ctxt->have_exception ||
 		    exception_type(ctxt->exception.vector) == EXCPT_TRAP)