diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c757070a32a7..7d944d3feb8a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3542,7 +3542,8 @@ static int hardware_enable(void)
 		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, old | test_bits);
 	}
 	kvm_cpu_vmxon(phys_addr);
-	ept_sync_global();
+	if (enable_ept)
+		ept_sync_global();
 
 	return 0;
 }