diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 49ecda7ca958..98930c64b06e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2752,6 +2752,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM:
 	case KVM_CAP_HYPERV_TIME:
 	case KVM_CAP_IOAPIC_POLARITY_IGNORED:
+	case KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER:
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_DEVICE_ASSIGNMENT
 	case KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ:
 	case KVM_CAP_PCI_2_3:
@@ -2790,9 +2791,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_check_extension(struct kvm *kvm, long ext)
 	case KVM_CAP_TSC_CONTROL:
 		r = kvm_has_tsc_control;
 		break;
-	case KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER:
-		r = boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER);
-		break;
 	default:
 		r = 0;
 		break;