diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index c470e40a00aa..f14009f25a3b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1504,6 +1504,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	bool use_master_clock;
 	u64 master_kernel_ns;
 	u64 master_cycle_now;
+	struct ratelimit_state kvmclock_update_rs;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV
 	struct kvm_hv hyperv;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0a1b63c63d1a..e01d6984ed04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5227,8 +5227,13 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 		 * On a host with synchronized TSC, there is no need to update
 		 * kvmclock on vcpu->cpu migration
 		 */
-		if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.use_master_clock || vcpu->cpu == -1)
-			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
+		if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.use_master_clock || vcpu->cpu == -1) {
+			if (__ratelimit(&vcpu->kvm->arch.kvmclock_update_rs))
+				kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
+			else
+				kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
+		}
+
 		if (vcpu->cpu != cpu)
 			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MIGRATE_TIMER, vcpu);
 		vcpu->cpu = cpu;
@@ -13366,6 +13371,8 @@ int kvm_arch_init_vm(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long type)
 	raw_spin_lock_init(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock);
 	mutex_init(&kvm->arch.apic_map_lock);
 	seqcount_raw_spinlock_init(&kvm->arch.pvclock_sc, &kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock);
+	ratelimit_state_init(&kvm->arch.kvmclock_update_rs, HZ, 10);
+	ratelimit_set_flags(&kvm->arch.kvmclock_update_rs, RATELIMIT_MSG_ON_RELEASE);
 	kvm->arch.kvmclock_offset = -get_kvmclock_base_ns();
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&kvm->arch.tsc_write_lock, flags);