diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
index 403dd464965c..d380111351c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ static void ioapic_write_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, u32 val)
 {
 	unsigned index;
 	bool mask_before, mask_after;
+	int old_remote_irr, old_delivery_status;
 	union kvm_ioapic_redirect_entry *e;
 
 	switch (ioapic->ioregsel) {
@@ -290,6 +291,9 @@ static void ioapic_write_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, u32 val)
 			return;
 		e = &ioapic->redirtbl[index];
 		mask_before = e->fields.mask;
+		/* Preserve read-only fields */
+		old_remote_irr = e->fields.remote_irr;
+		old_delivery_status = e->fields.delivery_status;
 		if (ioapic->ioregsel & 1) {
 			e->bits &= 0xffffffff;
 			e->bits |= (u64) val << 32;
@@ -297,6 +301,8 @@ static void ioapic_write_indirect(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, u32 val)
 			e->bits &= ~0xffffffffULL;
 			e->bits |= (u32) val;
 		}
+		e->fields.remote_irr = old_remote_irr;
+		e->fields.delivery_status = old_delivery_status;
 
 		/*
 		 * Some OSes (Linux, Xen) assume that Remote IRR bit will