diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index e920d7834d73..9750e590c89d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static inline void nested_release_evmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return;
 
 	kvm_vcpu_unmap(vcpu, &vmx->nested.hv_evmcs_map, true);
-	vmx->nested.hv_evmcs_vmptr = -1ull;
+	vmx->nested.hv_evmcs_vmptr = 0;
 	vmx->nested.hv_evmcs = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1923,7 +1923,8 @@ static int nested_vmx_handle_enlightened_vmptrld(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (!nested_enlightened_vmentry(vcpu, &evmcs_gpa))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (unlikely(evmcs_gpa != vmx->nested.hv_evmcs_vmptr)) {
+	if (unlikely(!vmx->nested.hv_evmcs ||
+		     evmcs_gpa != vmx->nested.hv_evmcs_vmptr)) {
 		if (!vmx->nested.hv_evmcs)
 			vmx->nested.current_vmptr = -1ull;