diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 47e5a41cc40e..8b4d5fc08012 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4314,13 +4314,19 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_inject_realmode_interrupt);
 
 static int handle_emulation_failure(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	int r = EMULATE_DONE;
+
 	++vcpu->stat.insn_emulation_fail;
 	trace_kvm_emulate_insn_failed(vcpu);
-	vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
-	vcpu->run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_EMULATION;
-	vcpu->run->internal.ndata = 0;
+	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
+		vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
+		vcpu->run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_EMULATION;
+		vcpu->run->internal.ndata = 0;
+		r = EMULATE_FAIL;
+	}
 	kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, UD_VECTOR);
-	return EMULATE_FAIL;
+
+	return r;
 }
 
 static bool reexecute_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva)