diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 3831e0968d6a6b6a1d1cb1426ddb9b6b01fff61d..3c9c8ec168e428e997859319eefe40222490e396 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -12262,7 +12262,7 @@ static int prepare_vmcs02(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
 	 * we should use its exit controls. Note that VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_EFER
 	 * bits are further modified by vmx_set_efer() below.
 	 */
-	vmcs_write32(VM_EXIT_CONTROLS, vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl);
+	vm_exit_controls_init(vmx, vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl);
 
 	/* vmcs12's VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER and VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE are
 	 * emulated by vmx_set_efer(), below.