diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 10a481b7674d..ae4f6d35d19c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2479,8 +2479,7 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	if (enable_ept) {
 		/* nested EPT: emulate EPT also to L1 */
 		vmx->nested.nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high |=
-			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT |
-			SECONDARY_EXEC_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST;
+			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT;
 		vmx->nested.nested_vmx_ept_caps = VMX_EPT_PAGE_WALK_4_BIT |
 			 VMX_EPTP_WB_BIT | VMX_EPT_2MB_PAGE_BIT |
 			 VMX_EPT_INVEPT_BIT;
@@ -2494,6 +2493,10 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	} else
 		vmx->nested.nested_vmx_ept_caps = 0;
 
+	if (enable_unrestricted_guest)
+		vmx->nested.nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high |=
+			SECONDARY_EXEC_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST;
+
 	/* miscellaneous data */
 	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_MISC,
 		vmx->nested.nested_vmx_misc_low,