diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 1df427a822dd..8a7af02d466e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5026,8 +5026,7 @@ void nested_vmx_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 vm_exit_reason,
 	 * doesn't isolate different VMCSs, i.e. in this case, doesn't provide
 	 * separate modes for L2 vs L1.
 	 */
-	if (guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL) &&
-	    cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_USE_IBPB))
+	if (guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SPEC_CTRL))
 		indirect_branch_prediction_barrier();
 
 	/* Update any VMCS fields that might have changed while L2 ran */