diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
index be8269b00e2a..d6b078e9fa28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ void pvclock_read_wallclock(struct pvclock_wall_clock *wall,
 			    struct timespec *ts);
 void pvclock_resume(void);
 
+void pvclock_touch_watchdogs(void);
+
 /*
  * Scale a 64-bit delta by scaling and multiplying by a 32-bit fraction,
  * yielding a 64-bit result.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
index 1570e0741344..e6041094ff26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ bool kvm_check_and_clear_guest_paused(void)
 	src = &hv_clock[cpu].pvti;
 	if ((src->flags & PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED) != 0) {
 		src->flags &= ~PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED;
+		pvclock_touch_watchdogs();
 		ret = true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c b/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c
index a16bae3f83b3..6279928c0a71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ unsigned long pvclock_tsc_khz(struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src)
 	return pv_tsc_khz;
 }
 
+void pvclock_touch_watchdogs(void)
+{
+	touch_softlockup_watchdog_sync();
+	clocksource_touch_watchdog();
+	rcu_cpu_stall_reset();
+}
+
 static atomic64_t last_value = ATOMIC64_INIT(0);
 
 void pvclock_resume(void)
@@ -74,6 +81,11 @@ cycle_t pvclock_clocksource_read(struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info *src)
 		version = __pvclock_read_cycles(src, &ret, &flags);
 	} while ((src->version & 1) || version != src->version);
 
+	if (unlikely((flags & PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED) != 0)) {
+		src->flags &= ~PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED;
+		pvclock_touch_watchdogs();
+	}
+
 	if ((valid_flags & PVCLOCK_TSC_STABLE_BIT) &&
 		(flags & PVCLOCK_TSC_STABLE_BIT))
 		return ret;