diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 9190da3579c4..ac896e92de23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2676,6 +2676,11 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	    CC(!kvm_pat_valid(vmcs12->host_ia32_pat)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if ((vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL) &&
+	    CC(!kvm_valid_perf_global_ctrl(vcpu_to_pmu(vcpu),
+					   vmcs12->host_ia32_perf_global_ctrl)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	ia32e = !!(vcpu->arch.efer & EFER_LMA);
 #else