diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 0d447d044101..2ed6530e7bd1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -348,9 +348,6 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_check_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (CC(control->asid == 0))
 		return false;
 
-	if (CC((control->nested_ctl & SVM_NESTED_CTL_NP_ENABLE) && !npt_enabled))
-		return false;
-
 	if (CC(!nested_svm_check_bitmap_pa(vcpu, control->msrpm_base_pa,
 					   MSRPM_SIZE)))
 		return false;
@@ -431,6 +428,11 @@ void __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	nested_svm_sanitize_intercept(vcpu, to, SKINIT);
 	nested_svm_sanitize_intercept(vcpu, to, RDPRU);
 
+	/* Always clear SVM_NESTED_CTL_NP_ENABLE if the guest cannot use NPTs */
+	to->nested_ctl          = from->nested_ctl;
+	if (!guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_NPT))
+		to->nested_ctl &= ~SVM_NESTED_CTL_NP_ENABLE;
+
 	to->iopm_base_pa        = from->iopm_base_pa;
 	to->msrpm_base_pa       = from->msrpm_base_pa;
 	to->tsc_offset          = from->tsc_offset;
@@ -444,7 +446,6 @@ void __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	to->exit_info_2         = from->exit_info_2;
 	to->exit_int_info       = from->exit_int_info;
 	to->exit_int_info_err   = from->exit_int_info_err;
-	to->nested_ctl          = from->nested_ctl;
 	to->event_inj           = from->event_inj;
 	to->event_inj_err       = from->event_inj_err;
 	to->next_rip            = from->next_rip;