diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 1d492b3660d51..e5a7c53a19c61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5433,7 +5433,7 @@ static int handle_emulation_failure(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 		vcpu->run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_EMULATION;
 		vcpu->run->internal.ndata = 0;
-		r = EMULATE_FAIL;
+		r = EMULATE_USER_EXIT;
 	}
 	kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, UD_VECTOR);