diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c b/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
index 8356fce0043f..3829f35a4070 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kvm/timer.c
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ enum hrtimer_restart kvm_swtimer_wakeup(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 
 	vcpu = container_of(timer, struct kvm_vcpu, arch.swtimer);
-	kvm_queue_irq(vcpu, INT_TI);
-	rcuwait_wake_up(&vcpu->wait);
+	kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu);
 
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }