diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index e1f20e0d62c2..f86303592768 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -3904,8 +3904,7 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * is no need to worry about the conditional branch over the wrmsr
 	 * being speculatively taken.
 	 */
-	if (svm->spec_ctrl)
-		native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, svm->spec_ctrl);
+	x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(svm->spec_ctrl);
 
 	asm volatile (
 		"push %%" _ASM_BP "; \n\t"
@@ -4017,8 +4016,7 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
 		svm->spec_ctrl = native_read_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
-	if (svm->spec_ctrl)
-		native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
+	x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(svm->spec_ctrl);
 
 	/* Eliminate branch target predictions from guest mode */
 	vmexit_fill_RSB();
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index f7b5c009859e..0fffd247037b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -8658,8 +8658,7 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * is no need to worry about the conditional branch over the wrmsr
 	 * being speculatively taken.
 	 */
-	if (vmx->spec_ctrl)
-		native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, vmx->spec_ctrl);
+	x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(vmx->spec_ctrl);
 
 	vmx->__launched = vmx->loaded_vmcs->launched;
 	asm(
@@ -8797,8 +8796,7 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
 		vmx->spec_ctrl = native_read_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
-	if (vmx->spec_ctrl)
-		native_wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
+	x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(vmx->spec_ctrl);
 
 	/* Eliminate branch target predictions from guest mode */
 	vmexit_fill_RSB();