diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 065f1df74000..d09d67310012 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
 	struct shared_msr_entry *guest_msrs;
 	int                   nmsrs;
 	int                   save_nmsrs;
+	bool                  guest_msrs_dirty;
 	unsigned long	      host_idt_base;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	u64 		      msr_host_kernel_gs_base;
@@ -2898,6 +2899,20 @@ static void vmx_prepare_switch_to_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vmx->req_immediate_exit = false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Note that guest MSRs to be saved/restored can also be changed
+	 * when guest state is loaded. This happens when guest transitions
+	 * to/from long-mode by setting MSR_EFER.LMA.
+	 */
+	if (!vmx->loaded_cpu_state || vmx->guest_msrs_dirty) {
+		vmx->guest_msrs_dirty = false;
+		for (i = 0; i < vmx->save_nmsrs; ++i)
+			kvm_set_shared_msr(vmx->guest_msrs[i].index,
+					   vmx->guest_msrs[i].data,
+					   vmx->guest_msrs[i].mask);
+
+	}
+
 	if (vmx->loaded_cpu_state)
 		return;
 
@@ -2958,11 +2973,6 @@ static void vmx_prepare_switch_to_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vmcs_writel(HOST_GS_BASE, gs_base);
 		host_state->gs_base = gs_base;
 	}
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vmx->save_nmsrs; ++i)
-		kvm_set_shared_msr(vmx->guest_msrs[i].index,
-				   vmx->guest_msrs[i].data,
-				   vmx->guest_msrs[i].mask);
 }
 
 static void vmx_prepare_switch_to_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
@@ -3437,6 +3447,7 @@ static void setup_msrs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 		move_msr_up(vmx, index, save_nmsrs++);
 
 	vmx->save_nmsrs = save_nmsrs;
+	vmx->guest_msrs_dirty = true;
 
 	if (cpu_has_vmx_msr_bitmap())
 		vmx_update_msr_bitmap(&vmx->vcpu);