diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index bef0ba35f121..a391b29138f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -5232,6 +5232,9 @@ static void svm_refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct vmcb *vmcb = svm->vmcb;
 	bool activated = kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu);
 
+	if (!avic)
+		return;
+
 	if (activated) {
 		/**
 		 * During AVIC temporary deactivation, guest could update