diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 779d8fc07d31..e6ea76cdfdbd 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1027,8 +1027,6 @@ static int vmx_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vmcs_writel(GUEST_RIP, 0xfff0);
 	vmcs_writel(GUEST_RSP, 0);
 
-	vmcs_writel(GUEST_CR3, 0);
-
 	//todo: dr0 = dr1 = dr2 = dr3 = 0; dr6 = 0xffff0ff0
 	vmcs_writel(GUEST_DR7, 0x400);