diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index c4296fb4b8be..3bd09c50c98b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_valid_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void nested_load_control_from_vmcb12(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
-					    struct vmcb_control_area *control)
+void nested_load_control_from_vmcb12(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
+				     struct vmcb_control_area *control)
 {
 	copy_vmcb_control_area(&svm->nested.ctl, control);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index cf8471890266..664d20f0689c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -4362,6 +4362,7 @@ static int svm_leave_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const char *smstate)
 		u64 saved_efer = GET_SMSTATE(u64, smstate, 0x7ed0);
 		u64 guest = GET_SMSTATE(u64, smstate, 0x7ed8);
 		u64 vmcb12_gpa = GET_SMSTATE(u64, smstate, 0x7ee0);
+		struct vmcb *vmcb12;
 
 		if (guest) {
 			if (!guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SVM))
@@ -4377,7 +4378,11 @@ static int svm_leave_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const char *smstate)
 			if (svm_allocate_nested(svm))
 				return 1;
 
-			ret = enter_svm_guest_mode(vcpu, vmcb12_gpa, map.hva);
+			vmcb12 = map.hva;
+
+			nested_load_control_from_vmcb12(svm, &vmcb12->control);
+
+			ret = enter_svm_guest_mode(vcpu, vmcb12_gpa, vmcb12);
 			kvm_vcpu_unmap(vcpu, &map, true);
 
 			/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index fe87fd68b73b..7e2090752d8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ int nested_svm_check_permissions(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int nested_svm_check_exception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, unsigned nr,
 			       bool has_error_code, u32 error_code);
 int nested_svm_exit_special(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
+void nested_load_control_from_vmcb12(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
+				     struct vmcb_control_area *control);
 void nested_sync_control_from_vmcb02(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
 void nested_vmcb02_compute_g_pat(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
 void svm_switch_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_vmcb_info *target_vmcb);