diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index 0ab72a8387d4..6b20e0a823da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static inline int __do_cpuid_ent(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry, u32 function,
 
 	/* cpuid 7.0.edx*/
 	const u32 kvm_cpuid_7_0_edx_x86_features =
-		F(SPEC_CTRL) | F(ARCH_CAPABILITIES);
+		F(SPEC_CTRL) | F(SPEC_CTRL_SSBD) | F(ARCH_CAPABILITIES);
 
 	/* all calls to cpuid_count() should be made on the same cpu */
 	get_cpu();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
index 7f74d7e18a01..31ff5d2d0536 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_ibpb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return best && (best->edx & bit(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL));
 }
 
-static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_spec_ctrl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *best;
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (best && (best->ebx & bit(X86_FEATURE_IBRS)))
 		return true;
 	best = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 7, 0);
-	return best && (best->edx & bit(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL));
+	return best && (best->edx & (bit(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL) | bit(X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL_SSBD)));
 }
 
 static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_arch_capabilities(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index f86303592768..9b3ac8c54a59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
-		    !guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(vcpu))
+		    !guest_cpuid_has_spec_ctrl(vcpu))
 			return 1;
 
 		msr_info->data = svm->spec_ctrl;
@@ -3171,7 +3171,7 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr->host_initiated &&
-		    !guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(vcpu))
+		    !guest_cpuid_has_spec_ctrl(vcpu))
 			return 1;
 
 		/* The STIBP bit doesn't fault even if it's not advertised */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 0fffd247037b..ea2e36d85569 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
-		    !guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(vcpu))
+		    !guest_cpuid_has_spec_ctrl(vcpu))
 			return 1;
 
 		msr_info->data = to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl;
@@ -2973,11 +2973,11 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
 		if (!msr_info->host_initiated &&
-		    !guest_cpuid_has_ibrs(vcpu))
+		    !guest_cpuid_has_spec_ctrl(vcpu))
 			return 1;
 
 		/* The STIBP bit doesn't fault even if it's not advertised */
-		if (data & ~(SPEC_CTRL_IBRS | SPEC_CTRL_STIBP))
+		if (data & ~(SPEC_CTRL_IBRS | SPEC_CTRL_STIBP | SPEC_CTRL_SSBD))
 			return 1;
 
 		vmx->spec_ctrl = data;