diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
index a7394bdae029..8e33b87b5e8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/msrs.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ bool __read_mostly report_ignored_msrs = true;
 module_param(report_ignored_msrs, bool, 0644);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(report_ignored_msrs);
 
-static u64 __read_mostly efer_reserved_bits;
+static u64 __read_mostly efer_supported_bits;
 
 #define MAX_IO_MSRS 256
 
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static bool __kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 }
 bool kvm_valid_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 {
-	if (efer & efer_reserved_bits)
+	if (efer & ~efer_supported_bits)
 		return false;
 
 	return __kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, efer);
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static int set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 	u64 efer = msr_info->data;
 	int r;
 
-	if (efer & efer_reserved_bits)
+	if (efer & ~efer_supported_bits)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (!msr_info->host_initiated) {
@@ -652,13 +652,13 @@ static int set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 void kvm_init_efer_bits(void)
 {
 	/* Enable syscall by default because its emulated by KVM */
-	efer_reserved_bits = ~((u64)EFER_SCE);
+	efer_supported_bits = (u64)EFER_SCE;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_init_efer_bits);
 
 void kvm_enable_efer_bits(u64 mask)
 {
-       efer_reserved_bits &= ~mask;
+	efer_supported_bits |= mask;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_enable_efer_bits);