diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 9e8263b1e6fe..0a6b35353fc7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	unsigned long cr4;
 	unsigned long cr4_guest_owned_bits;
 	unsigned long cr8;
+	u32 host_pkru;
 	u32 pkru;
 	u32 hflags;
 	u64 efer;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index e45cf89c5821..89c766fad889 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -1372,7 +1372,6 @@ void vmx_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 
 	vmx_vcpu_pi_load(vcpu, cpu);
 
-	vmx->host_pkru = read_pkru();
 	vmx->host_debugctlmsr = get_debugctlmsr();
 }
 
@@ -6564,11 +6563,6 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	kvm_load_guest_xsave_state(vcpu);
 
-	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PKU) &&
-	    kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_PKE) &&
-	    vcpu->arch.pkru != vmx->host_pkru)
-		__write_pkru(vcpu->arch.pkru);
-
 	pt_guest_enter(vmx);
 
 	if (vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu)->version)
@@ -6658,18 +6652,6 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	pt_guest_exit(vmx);
 
-	/*
-	 * eager fpu is enabled if PKEY is supported and CR4 is switched
-	 * back on host, so it is safe to read guest PKRU from current
-	 * XSAVE.
-	 */
-	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PKU) &&
-	    kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_PKE)) {
-		vcpu->arch.pkru = rdpkru();
-		if (vcpu->arch.pkru != vmx->host_pkru)
-			__write_pkru(vmx->host_pkru);
-	}
-
 	kvm_load_host_xsave_state(vcpu);
 
 	vmx->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 98176b80c481..d11eba8b85c6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -837,11 +837,25 @@ void kvm_load_guest_xsave_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		    vcpu->arch.ia32_xss != host_xss)
 			wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_XSS, vcpu->arch.ia32_xss);
 	}
+
+	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PKU) &&
+	    (kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_PKE) ||
+	     (vcpu->arch.xcr0 & XFEATURE_MASK_PKRU)) &&
+	    vcpu->arch.pkru != vcpu->arch.host_pkru)
+		__write_pkru(vcpu->arch.pkru);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_load_guest_xsave_state);
 
 void kvm_load_host_xsave_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PKU) &&
+	    (kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_PKE) ||
+	     (vcpu->arch.xcr0 & XFEATURE_MASK_PKRU))) {
+		vcpu->arch.pkru = rdpkru();
+		if (vcpu->arch.pkru != vcpu->arch.host_pkru)
+			__write_pkru(vcpu->arch.host_pkru);
+	}
+
 	if (kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_OSXSAVE)) {
 
 		if (vcpu->arch.xcr0 != host_xcr0)
@@ -3549,6 +3563,9 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 
 	kvm_x86_ops.vcpu_load(vcpu, cpu);
 
+	/* Save host pkru register if supported */
+	vcpu->arch.host_pkru = read_pkru();
+
 	/* Apply any externally detected TSC adjustments (due to suspend) */
 	if (unlikely(vcpu->arch.tsc_offset_adjustment)) {
 		adjust_tsc_offset_host(vcpu, vcpu->arch.tsc_offset_adjustment);