diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 598a769f19617..afe5cb3f87a81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ static int svm_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	if (!(kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE)) {
 		svm_leave_nested(svm);
-		goto out_set_gif;
+		svm_set_gif(svm, !!(kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_GIF_SET));
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (!page_address_valid(vcpu, kvm_state->hdr.svm.vmcb_pa))
@@ -1148,10 +1149,7 @@ static int svm_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	nested_prepare_vmcb_control(svm);
 
 	if (!nested_svm_vmrun_msrpm(svm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-out_set_gif:
-	svm_set_gif(svm, !!(kvm_state->flags & KVM_STATE_NESTED_GIF_SET));
+		goto out_free;
 
 	ret = 0;
 out_free: