diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 81160ebe6acb..b3f77d18eb5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5855,7 +5855,8 @@ static bool nested_vmx_l0_wants_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		if (is_nmi(intr_info))
 			return true;
 		else if (is_page_fault(intr_info))
-			return vcpu->arch.apf.host_apf_flags || !enable_ept;
+			return vcpu->arch.apf.host_apf_flags ||
+			       vmx_need_pf_intercept(vcpu);
 		else if (is_debug(intr_info) &&
 			 vcpu->guest_debug &
 			 (KVM_GUESTDBG_SINGLESTEP | KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_HW_BP))