static void cancel_hv_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic);
 
+static void cancel_apic_timer(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+{
+       hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
+       preempt_disable();
+       if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
+               cancel_hv_timer(apic);
+       preempt_enable();
+}
+
 static void apic_update_lvtt(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 {
        u32 timer_mode = kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_LVTT) &
        if (apic->lapic_timer.timer_mode != timer_mode) {
                if (apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic) != (timer_mode ==
                                APIC_LVT_TIMER_TSCDEADLINE)) {
-                       hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
-                       preempt_disable();
-                       if (apic->lapic_timer.hv_timer_in_use)
-                               cancel_hv_timer(apic);
-                       preempt_enable();
+                       cancel_apic_timer(apic);
                        kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT, 0);
                        apic->lapic_timer.period = 0;
                        apic->lapic_timer.tscdeadline = 0;
                if (apic_lvtt_tscdeadline(apic))
                        break;
 
-               hrtimer_cancel(&apic->lapic_timer.timer);
+               cancel_apic_timer(apic);
                kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_TMICT, val);
                start_apic_timer(apic);
                break;