diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 134260c36ce..f5c2b432078 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -2917,9 +2917,6 @@ static inline void svm_inject_irq(struct vcpu_svm *svm, int irq)
 {
 	struct vmcb_control_area *control;
 
-	trace_kvm_inj_virq(irq);
-
-	++svm->vcpu.stat.irq_injections;
 	control = &svm->vmcb->control;
 	control->int_vector = irq;
 	control->int_ctl &= ~V_INTR_PRIO_MASK;
@@ -2933,6 +2930,9 @@ static void svm_set_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	BUG_ON(!(gif_set(svm)));
 
+	trace_kvm_inj_virq(vcpu->arch.interrupt.nr);
+	++vcpu->stat.irq_injections;
+
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj = vcpu->arch.interrupt.nr |
 		SVM_EVTINJ_VALID | SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_INTR;
 }