diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 1a87a91e98dc..091610684d28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -1894,9 +1894,10 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 					      MSR_TYPE_W);
 		break;
 	case MSR_IA32_CR_PAT:
+		if (!kvm_pat_valid(data))
+			return 1;
+
 		if (vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PAT) {
-			if (!kvm_pat_valid(data))
-				return 1;
 			vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_PAT, data);
 			vcpu->arch.pat = data;
 			break;