diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index 187c39470a0b..f20d7ea47095 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -266,4 +266,23 @@ static inline bool arch_vma_access_permitted(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return __pkru_allows_pkey(vma_pkey(vma), write);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * This can be used from process context to figure out what the value of
+ * CR3 is without needing to do a (slow) read_cr3().
+ *
+ * It's intended to be used for code like KVM that sneakily changes CR3
+ * and needs to restore it.  It needs to be used very carefully.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long __get_current_cr3_fast(void)
+{
+	unsigned long cr3 = __pa(this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm)->pgd);
+
+	/* For now, be very restrictive about when this can be called. */
+	VM_WARN_ON(in_nmi() || !in_atomic());
+
+	VM_BUG_ON(cr3 != read_cr3());
+	return cr3;
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_MMU_CONTEXT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 9b4b5d6dcd34..19cde555d73f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include <asm/kexec.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/irq_remapping.h>
+#include <asm/mmu_context.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "pmu.h"
@@ -596,6 +597,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
 		int           gs_ldt_reload_needed;
 		int           fs_reload_needed;
 		u64           msr_host_bndcfgs;
+		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr3;	/* May not match real cr3 */
 		unsigned long vmcs_host_cr4;	/* May not match real cr4 */
 	} host_state;
 	struct {
@@ -5012,12 +5014,19 @@ static void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	u32 low32, high32;
 	unsigned long tmpl;
 	struct desc_ptr dt;
-	unsigned long cr0, cr4;
+	unsigned long cr0, cr3, cr4;
 
 	cr0 = read_cr0();
 	WARN_ON(cr0 & X86_CR0_TS);
 	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR0, cr0);  /* 22.2.3 */
-	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, read_cr3());  /* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
+
+	/*
+	 * Save the most likely value for this task's CR3 in the VMCS.
+	 * We can't use __get_current_cr3_fast() because we're not atomic.
+	 */
+	cr3 = read_cr3();
+	vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);		/* 22.2.3  FIXME: shadow tables */
+	vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
 
 	/* Save the most likely value for this task's CR4 in the VMCS. */
 	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
@@ -8820,7 +8829,7 @@ static void vmx_arm_hv_timer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
-	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr4;
+	unsigned long debugctlmsr, cr3, cr4;
 
 	/* Don't enter VMX if guest state is invalid, let the exit handler
 	   start emulation until we arrive back to a valid state */
@@ -8842,6 +8851,12 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (test_bit(VCPU_REGS_RIP, (unsigned long *)&vcpu->arch.regs_dirty))
 		vmcs_writel(GUEST_RIP, vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP]);
 
+	cr3 = __get_current_cr3_fast();
+	if (unlikely(cr3 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3)) {
+		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR3, cr3);
+		vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr3 = cr3;
+	}
+
 	cr4 = cr4_read_shadow();
 	if (unlikely(cr4 != vmx->host_state.vmcs_host_cr4)) {
 		vmcs_writel(HOST_CR4, cr4);