diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 5974a88c9d358aabc8593c7439801b882a3a1af0..0dbf94eb954fdc3e058777ed2f51551b1de4d25c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -3964,8 +3964,7 @@ static int vmx_deliver_posted_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int vector)
 	if (pi_test_and_set_on(&vmx->pi_desc))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (vcpu != kvm_get_running_vcpu() &&
-	    !kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt(vcpu, false))
+	if (!kvm_vcpu_trigger_posted_interrupt(vcpu, false))
 		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 
 	return 0;