diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index d4c58d884838d..312446418b366 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2404,8 +2404,7 @@ static __init void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(void)
 
 	if (enable_ept) {
 		/* nested EPT: emulate EPT also to L1 */
-		nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high |= SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT |
-			SECONDARY_EXEC_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST;
+		nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high |= SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT;
 		nested_vmx_ept_caps = VMX_EPT_PAGE_WALK_4_BIT |
 			 VMX_EPTP_WB_BIT | VMX_EPT_2MB_PAGE_BIT |
 			 VMX_EPT_INVEPT_BIT;
@@ -2419,6 +2418,10 @@ static __init void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(void)
 	} else
 		nested_vmx_ept_caps = 0;
 
+	if (enable_unrestricted_guest)
+		nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high |=
+			SECONDARY_EXEC_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST;
+
 	/* miscellaneous data */
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC, nested_vmx_misc_low, nested_vmx_misc_high);
 	nested_vmx_misc_low &= VMX_MISC_SAVE_EFER_LMA;