diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index e3dd76f251e9..9d628ec38414 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -10203,7 +10203,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			r = -EINTR;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		kvm_vcpu_halt(vcpu);
+		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
 		if (kvm_apic_accept_events(vcpu) < 0) {
 			r = 0;
 			goto out;