diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 75cd8b6136aa..4484c5fa19e3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -3854,11 +3854,16 @@ static int check_dr_write(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
 	u64 new_val = ctxt->src.val64;
 	int dr = ctxt->modrm_reg;
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = check_dr_read(ctxt);
+	if (rc != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
+		return rc;
 
 	if ((dr == 6 || dr == 7) && (new_val & 0xffffffff00000000ULL))
 		return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);
 
-	return check_dr_read(ctxt);
+	return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
 }
 
 static int check_svme(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)