diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 2938b4bcc968420a0e7f1a5330ce4f81504e671f..e83f4f6bfdacf69f86e5294b86d9d430d6429c95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -8757,6 +8757,7 @@ static int handle_vmread(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	u32 vmx_instruction_info = vmcs_read32(VMX_INSTRUCTION_INFO);
 	gva_t gva = 0;
 	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
+	struct x86_exception e;
 
 	if (!nested_vmx_check_permission(vcpu))
 		return 1;
@@ -8798,8 +8799,10 @@ static int handle_vmread(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				vmx_instruction_info, true, &gva))
 			return 1;
 		/* _system ok, nested_vmx_check_permission has verified cpl=0 */
-		kvm_write_guest_virt_system(vcpu, gva, &field_value,
-					    (is_long_mode(vcpu) ? 8 : 4), NULL);
+		if (kvm_write_guest_virt_system(vcpu, gva, &field_value,
+						(is_long_mode(vcpu) ? 8 : 4),
+						NULL))
+			kvm_inject_page_fault(vcpu, &e);
 	}
 
 	nested_vmx_succeed(vcpu);