diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index d830a0d60ba4..6e8c4ed2cc24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -990,11 +990,8 @@ static u32 emulated_msrs[] = {
 
 static unsigned num_emulated_msrs;
 
-bool kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
+static bool __kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 {
-	if (efer & efer_reserved_bits)
-		return false;
-
 	if (efer & EFER_FFXSR) {
 		struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *feat;
 
@@ -1012,19 +1009,33 @@ bool kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 	}
 
 	return true;
+
+}
+bool kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
+{
+	if (efer & efer_reserved_bits)
+		return false;
+
+	return __kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, efer);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_valid_efer);
 
-static int set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
+static int set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 {
 	u64 old_efer = vcpu->arch.efer;
+	u64 efer = msr_info->data;
 
-	if (!kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, efer))
-		return 1;
+	if (efer & efer_reserved_bits)
+		return false;
 
-	if (is_paging(vcpu)
-	    && (vcpu->arch.efer & EFER_LME) != (efer & EFER_LME))
-		return 1;
+	if (!msr_info->host_initiated) {
+		if (!__kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, efer))
+			return 1;
+
+		if (is_paging(vcpu) &&
+		    (vcpu->arch.efer & EFER_LME) != (efer & EFER_LME))
+			return 1;
+	}
 
 	efer &= ~EFER_LMA;
 	efer |= vcpu->arch.efer & EFER_LMA;
@@ -2055,7 +2066,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		break;
 
 	case MSR_EFER:
-		return set_efer(vcpu, data);
+		return set_efer(vcpu, msr_info);
 	case MSR_K7_HWCR:
 		data &= ~(u64)0x40;	/* ignore flush filter disable */
 		data &= ~(u64)0x100;	/* ignore ignne emulation enable */