diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index d455221d958fc..2e5553091f902 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -3934,6 +3934,12 @@ static int em_clflush(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
 }
 
+static int em_clflushopt(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
+{
+	/* emulating clflushopt regardless of cpuid */
+	return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
+}
+
 static int em_movsxd(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
 	ctxt->dst.val = (s32) ctxt->src.val;
@@ -4423,7 +4429,7 @@ static const struct opcode group11[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct gprefix pfx_0f_ae_7 = {
-	I(SrcMem | ByteOp, em_clflush), N, N, N,
+	I(SrcMem | ByteOp, em_clflush), I(SrcMem | ByteOp, em_clflushopt), N, N,
 };
 
 static const struct group_dual group15 = { {