diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 88eeb405560f..4811d91759a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3317,7 +3317,7 @@ static bool rmode_segment_valid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int seg)
 		return false;
 	if (var.limit != 0xffff)
 		return false;
-	if (ar != 0xf3)
+	if ((ar | (3 << AR_DPL_SHIFT)) != 0xf3)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;