diff --git a/drivers/kvm/lapic.c b/drivers/kvm/lapic.c
index a190587cf6a..443730e689e 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ void kvm_lapic_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		apic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ISR + 0x10 * i, 0);
 		apic_set_reg(apic, APIC_TMR + 0x10 * i, 0);
 	}
-	apic->timer.divide_count = 0;
+	update_divide_count(apic);
 	atomic_set(&apic->timer.pending, 0);
 	if (vcpu->vcpu_id == 0)
 		vcpu->apic_base |= MSR_IA32_APICBASE_BSP;