diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index f526acee2eed..f3284827c432 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -2582,15 +2582,13 @@ static int em_rsm(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	 * CR0/CR3/CR4/EFER.  It's all a bit more complicated if the vCPU
 	 * supports long mode.
 	 */
-	cr4 = ctxt->ops->get_cr(ctxt, 4);
 	if (emulator_has_longmode(ctxt)) {
 		struct desc_struct cs_desc;
 
 		/* Zero CR4.PCIDE before CR0.PG.  */
-		if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PCIDE) {
+		cr4 = ctxt->ops->get_cr(ctxt, 4);
+		if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PCIDE)
 			ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, 4, cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PCIDE);
-			cr4 &= ~X86_CR4_PCIDE;
-		}
 
 		/* A 32-bit code segment is required to clear EFER.LMA.  */
 		memset(&cs_desc, 0, sizeof(cs_desc));
@@ -2604,13 +2602,16 @@ static int em_rsm(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	if (cr0 & X86_CR0_PE)
 		ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, 0, cr0 & ~(X86_CR0_PG | X86_CR0_PE));
 
-	/* Now clear CR4.PAE (which must be done before clearing EFER.LME).  */
-	if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PAE)
-		ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, 4, cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PAE);
+	if (emulator_has_longmode(ctxt)) {
+		/* Clear CR4.PAE before clearing EFER.LME. */
+		cr4 = ctxt->ops->get_cr(ctxt, 4);
+		if (cr4 & X86_CR4_PAE)
+			ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, 4, cr4 & ~X86_CR4_PAE);
 
-	/* And finally go back to 32-bit mode.  */
-	efer = 0;
-	ctxt->ops->set_msr(ctxt, MSR_EFER, efer);
+		/* And finally go back to 32-bit mode.  */
+		efer = 0;
+		ctxt->ops->set_msr(ctxt, MSR_EFER, efer);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Give pre_leave_smm() a chance to make ISA-specific changes to the