diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 264a9f4c9179..bc6327950657 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2187,12 +2187,11 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02_early(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, struct loaded_vmcs *vmcs0
 			 ~PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER);
 
 	/* Posted interrupts setting is only taken from vmcs12.  */
-	if (nested_cpu_has_posted_intr(vmcs12)) {
+	vmx->nested.pi_pending = false;
+	if (nested_cpu_has_posted_intr(vmcs12))
 		vmx->nested.posted_intr_nv = vmcs12->posted_intr_nv;
-		vmx->nested.pi_pending = false;
-	} else {
+	else
 		exec_control &= ~PIN_BASED_POSTED_INTR;
-	}
 	pin_controls_set(vmx, exec_control);
 
 	/*