diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index ff28f6521065..60bc1e53d237 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	 * This is the guest-visible cr0 value.
 	 * svm_set_cr0() sets PG and WP and clears NW and CD on save->cr0.
 	 */
-	svm->vcpu.arch.cr0 = X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET;
-	(void)kvm_set_cr0(&svm->vcpu, svm->vcpu.arch.cr0);
+	svm->vcpu.arch.cr0 = 0;
+	(void)kvm_set_cr0(&svm->vcpu, X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET);
 
 	save->cr4 = X86_CR4_PAE;
 	/* rdx = ?? */