diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
index 29c2aaba63c3..8356fce0043f 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
@@ -96,15 +96,21 @@ void kvm_restore_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		 * and set CSR TVAL with -1
 		 */
 		write_gcsr_timertick(0);
-		__delay(2); /* Wait cycles until timer interrupt injected */
 
 		/*
 		 * Writing CSR_TINTCLR_TI to LOONGARCH_CSR_TINTCLR will clear
 		 * timer interrupt, and CSR TVAL keeps unchanged with -1, it
 		 * avoids spurious timer interrupt
 		 */
-		if (!(estat & CPU_TIMER))
+		if (!(estat & CPU_TIMER)) {
+			__delay(2); /* Wait cycles until timer interrupt injected */
+
+			/* Write TVAL with max value if no TI shot */
+			estat = kvm_read_hw_gcsr(LOONGARCH_CSR_ESTAT);
+			if (!(estat & CPU_TIMER))
+				write_gcsr_timertick(CSR_TCFG_VAL);
 			gcsr_write(CSR_TINTCLR_TI, LOONGARCH_CSR_TINTCLR);
+		}
 		return;
 	}