diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index 2d682977ce82..39dc5bc742e0 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int ioapic_deliver(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, bool line_status)
 		BUG_ON(ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi != 0);
 		ret = kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(ioapic->kvm, NULL, &irqe,
 				ioapic->rtc_status.dest_map);
-		ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi = ret;
+		ioapic->rtc_status.pending_eoi = (ret < 0 ? 0 : ret);
 	} else
 		ret = kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(ioapic->kvm, NULL, &irqe, NULL);