diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 6b9aa87074b0..58d07a1ced69 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ static __init void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(void)
 #endif
 		VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PAT | VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PAT;
 	nested_vmx_exit_ctls_high |= (VM_EXIT_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR |
-				      VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER);
+		VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER | VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_EFER);
 
 	/* entry controls */
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_ENTRY_CTLS,
@@ -8130,6 +8130,8 @@ static void prepare_vmcs12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 	vmcs12->guest_ia32_debugctl = vmcs_read64(GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL);
 	if (vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_PAT)
 		vmcs12->guest_ia32_pat = vmcs_read64(GUEST_IA32_PAT);
+	if (vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_EFER)
+		vmcs12->guest_ia32_efer = vcpu->arch.efer;
 	vmcs12->guest_sysenter_cs = vmcs_read32(GUEST_SYSENTER_CS);
 	vmcs12->guest_sysenter_esp = vmcs_readl(GUEST_SYSENTER_ESP);
 	vmcs12->guest_sysenter_eip = vmcs_readl(GUEST_SYSENTER_EIP);