diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index a3ec92c316f6..e2fa5aefed29 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -4883,6 +4883,12 @@ static int handle_vmwrite(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 
 	field = kvm_register_readl(vcpu, (((vmx_instruction_info) >> 28) & 0xf));
+
+	offset = vmcs_field_to_offset(field);
+	if (offset < 0)
+		return nested_vmx_failValid(vcpu,
+			VMXERR_UNSUPPORTED_VMCS_COMPONENT);
+
 	/*
 	 * If the vCPU supports "VMWRITE to any supported field in the
 	 * VMCS," then the "read-only" fields are actually read/write.
@@ -4899,11 +4905,6 @@ static int handle_vmwrite(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu) && !is_shadow_field_rw(field))
 		copy_vmcs02_to_vmcs12_rare(vcpu, vmcs12);
 
-	offset = vmcs_field_to_offset(field);
-	if (offset < 0)
-		return nested_vmx_failValid(vcpu,
-			VMXERR_UNSUPPORTED_VMCS_COMPONENT);
-
 	/*
 	 * Some Intel CPUs intentionally drop the reserved bits of the AR byte
 	 * fields on VMWRITE.  Emulate this behavior to ensure consistent KVM