diff --git a/sys/amd64/vmm/io/vlapic.c b/sys/amd64/vmm/io/vlapic.c
--- a/sys/amd64/vmm/io/vlapic.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/vmm/io/vlapic.c
@@ -1740,10 +1740,13 @@
 
 		SNAPSHOT_VAR_OR_LEAVE(ccr, meta, ret, done);
 
-		if (meta->op == VM_SNAPSHOT_RESTORE) {
+		if (meta->op == VM_SNAPSHOT_RESTORE &&
+		    vlapic_enabled(vlapic) && lapic->icr_timer != 0) {
 			/* Reset the value of the 'timer_fire_bt' and the vlapic
 			 * callout based on the value of the current count
-			 * register saved when the VM snapshot was created
+			 * register saved when the VM snapshot was created.
+			 * If initial count register is 0, timer is not used.
+			 * Look at "10.5.4 APIC Timer" in Software Developer Manual.
 			 */
 			vlapic_reset_callout(vlapic, ccr);
 		}