diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.c
index db56493a5..18f998d60 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.c
@@ -177,9 +177,13 @@ int start_vcpu(struct vcpu *vcpu)
 		if (ibrs_type == IBRS_RAW)
 			msr_write(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, PRED_SET_IBPB);
 
+		vcpu->in_rootmode = false;
+
 		/* Launch the VM */
 		status = vmx_vmrun(cur_context, VM_LAUNCH, ibrs_type);
 
+		vcpu->in_rootmode = true;
+
 		/* See if VM launched successfully */
 		if (status == 0) {
 			if (is_vcpu_bsp(vcpu)) {
@@ -196,8 +200,11 @@ int start_vcpu(struct vcpu *vcpu)
 		exec_vmwrite(VMX_GUEST_RIP, ((rip + instlen) &
 				0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF));
 
+		vcpu->in_rootmode = false;
 		/* Resume the VM */
 		status = vmx_vmrun(cur_context, VM_RESUME, ibrs_type);
+
+		vcpu->in_rootmode = true;
 	}
 
 	/* Save guest CR3 register */
diff --git a/hypervisor/arch/x86/interrupt.c b/hypervisor/arch/x86/interrupt.c
index a5e454788..6f66a92ee 100644
--- a/hypervisor/arch/x86/interrupt.c
+++ b/hypervisor/arch/x86/interrupt.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static bool vcpu_pending_request(struct vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		/* we have pending IRR */
-		vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_EVENT);
+		//vcpu_make_request(vcpu, ACRN_REQUEST_EVENT);
 	}
 
 	return vcpu->arch_vcpu.pending_req != 0;
diff --git a/hypervisor/common/schedule.c b/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
index eabeef27c..708faadc9 100644
--- a/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
+++ b/hypervisor/common/schedule.c
@@ -88,11 +88,25 @@ static struct vcpu *select_next_vcpu(int pcpu_id)
 	return vcpu;
 }
 
+/* here we assume there is no reschedule request will be made after
+ * acrn_handle_pending_request
+ */
+static bool reschedule_need_notify_vcpu(struct vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (vcpu->in_rootmode)
+		return false;
+
+	if ((int)get_cpu_id() != vcpu->pcpu_id)
+		return true;
+	else
+		return false;
+}
 void make_reschedule_request(struct vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	bitmap_set(NEED_RESCHEDULE,
 		&per_cpu(sched_ctx, vcpu->pcpu_id).flags);
-	send_single_ipi(vcpu->pcpu_id, VECTOR_NOTIFY_VCPU);
+	if (reschedule_need_notify_vcpu(vcpu))
+		send_single_ipi(vcpu->pcpu_id, VECTOR_NOTIFY_VCPU);
 }
 
 int need_reschedule(int pcpu_id)
diff --git a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.h b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.h
index 03eef395f..ee299c841 100644
--- a/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.h
+++ b/hypervisor/include/arch/x86/guest/vcpu.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ struct vcpu {
 	struct list_head run_list; /* inserted to schedule runqueue */
 	unsigned long pending_pre_work; /* any pre work pending? */
 	bool launched; /* Whether the vcpu is launched on target pcpu */
+	bool in_rootmode; /* Whether the vcpu is vm exit and under root mode */
 	unsigned int paused_cnt; /* how many times vcpu is paused */
 	int running; /* vcpu is picked up and run? */
 	int ioreq_pending; /* ioreq is ongoing or not? */