diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 38223c4..b54daed 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
 	restore_access_regs(vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs);
 	gmap_enable(vcpu->arch.gmap);
 	atomic_or(CPUSTAT_RUNNING, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags);
-	if (vcpu->arch.cputm_enabled)
+	if (vcpu->arch.cputm_enabled && !is_vcpu_idle(vcpu))
 		__start_cpu_timer_accounting(vcpu);
 	vcpu->cpu = cpu;
 }
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	vcpu->cpu = -1;
-	if (vcpu->arch.cputm_enabled)
+	if (vcpu->arch.cputm_enabled && !is_vcpu_idle(vcpu))
 		__stop_cpu_timer_accounting(vcpu);
 	atomic_andnot(CPUSTAT_RUNNING, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags);
 	gmap_disable(vcpu->arch.gmap);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
index 9787299..b1f7ee3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
 	return atomic_read(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags) & CPUSTAT_STOPPED;
 }
 
+static inline int is_vcpu_idle(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return atomic_read(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags) & CPUSTAT_WAIT;
+}
+
 static inline int kvm_is_ucontrol(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_S390_UCONTROL