diff --git a/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c b/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
index 2cca7a44f4..2dc362b88f 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvmvapic.c
@@ -732,7 +732,11 @@ static void do_vapic_enable(void *data)
     VAPICROMState *s = data;
     X86CPU *cpu = X86_CPU(first_cpu);
 
-    vapic_enable(s, cpu);
+    static const uint8_t enabled = 1;
+    cpu_physical_memory_write(s->vapic_paddr + offsetof(VAPICState, enabled),
+                              &enabled, sizeof(enabled));
+    apic_enable_vapic(cpu->apic_state, s->vapic_paddr);
+    s->state = VAPIC_ACTIVE;
 }
 
 static void kvmvapic_vm_state_change(void *opaque, int running,
@@ -777,7 +781,10 @@ static int vapic_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
         }
     }
 
-    s->vmsentry = qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(kvmvapic_vm_state_change, s);
+    if (!s->vmsentry) {
+        s->vmsentry =
+            qemu_add_vm_change_state_handler(kvmvapic_vm_state_change, s);
+    }
     return 0;
 }