diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 6c97c82814c4..037055a31b13 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3159,15 +3159,18 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		kvm_set_hflags(vcpu, hflags);
 
 		vcpu->arch.smi_pending = events->smi.pending;
-		if (events->smi.smm_inside_nmi)
-			vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
-		else
-			vcpu->arch.hflags &= ~HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
-		if (lapic_in_kernel(vcpu)) {
-			if (events->smi.latched_init)
-				set_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT, &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
+
+		if (events->smi.smm) {
+			if (events->smi.smm_inside_nmi)
+				vcpu->arch.hflags |= HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
 			else
-				clear_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT, &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
+				vcpu->arch.hflags &= ~HF_SMM_INSIDE_NMI_MASK;
+			if (lapic_in_kernel(vcpu)) {
+				if (events->smi.latched_init)
+					set_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT, &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
+				else
+					clear_bit(KVM_APIC_INIT, &vcpu->arch.apic->pending_events);
+			}
 		}
 	}