diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index ec821a5d131a0..265e70b0eb79e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -12752,7 +12752,7 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_vmcs_link_ptr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 static int check_vmentry_postreqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
 				  u32 *exit_qual)
 {
-	bool ia32e;
+	bool ia32e = !!(vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
 
 	*exit_qual = ENTRY_FAIL_DEFAULT;
 
@@ -12765,6 +12765,13 @@ static int check_vmentry_postreqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	if ((vmcs12->guest_cr0 & (X86_CR0_PG | X86_CR0_PE)) == X86_CR0_PG)
+		return 1;
+
+	if ((ia32e && !(vmcs12->guest_cr4 & X86_CR4_PAE)) ||
+	    (ia32e && !(vmcs12->guest_cr0 & X86_CR0_PG)))
+		return 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the load IA32_EFER VM-entry control is 1, the following checks
 	 * are performed on the field for the IA32_EFER MSR:
@@ -12776,7 +12783,6 @@ static int check_vmentry_postreqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
 	 */
 	if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_run_pending &&
 	    (vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER)) {
-		ia32e = (vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE) != 0;
 		if (!kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, vmcs12->guest_ia32_efer) ||
 		    ia32e != !!(vmcs12->guest_ia32_efer & EFER_LMA) ||
 		    ((vmcs12->guest_cr0 & X86_CR0_PG) &&