diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index e307d3c1d26b4202e5d9cfb0d2828bc6fbe14ca5..fff6b326dc2b2d00ceb34225c8033b5570eea4ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -670,33 +670,39 @@ static inline bool nested_vmx_prepare_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 static void nested_cache_shadow_vmcs12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				       struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 {
-	struct kvm_host_map map;
-	struct vmcs12 *shadow;
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	struct gfn_to_hva_cache *ghc = &vmx->nested.shadow_vmcs12_cache;
 
 	if (!nested_cpu_has_shadow_vmcs(vmcs12) ||
 	    vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer == INVALID_GPA)
 		return;
 
-	shadow = get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu);
-
-	if (kvm_vcpu_map(vcpu, gpa_to_gfn(vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer), &map))
+	if (ghc->gpa != vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer &&
+	    kvm_gfn_to_hva_cache_init(vcpu->kvm, ghc,
+				      vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer, VMCS12_SIZE))
 		return;
 
-	memcpy(shadow, map.hva, VMCS12_SIZE);
-	kvm_vcpu_unmap(vcpu, &map, false);
+	kvm_read_guest_cached(vmx->vcpu.kvm, ghc, get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu),
+			      VMCS12_SIZE);
 }
 
 static void nested_flush_cached_shadow_vmcs12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					      struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+	struct gfn_to_hva_cache *ghc = &vmx->nested.shadow_vmcs12_cache;
 
 	if (!nested_cpu_has_shadow_vmcs(vmcs12) ||
 	    vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer == INVALID_GPA)
 		return;
 
-	kvm_write_guest(vmx->vcpu.kvm, vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer,
-			get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu), VMCS12_SIZE);
+	if (ghc->gpa != vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer &&
+	    kvm_gfn_to_hva_cache_init(vcpu->kvm, ghc,
+				      vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer, VMCS12_SIZE))
+		return;
+
+	kvm_write_guest_cached(vmx->vcpu.kvm, ghc, get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu),
+			       VMCS12_SIZE);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index a4ead6023133a6b0984aa6771b8a547fc8a46a6c..cdadbd5dc0ca0cb2899f29fd92e8dbb8f977206e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ struct nested_vmx {
 	 */
 	struct vmcs12 *cached_shadow_vmcs12;
 
+	/*
+	 * GPA to HVA cache for accessing vmcs12->vmcs_link_pointer
+	 */
+	struct gfn_to_hva_cache shadow_vmcs12_cache;
+
 	/*
 	 * Indicates if the shadow vmcs or enlightened vmcs must be updated
 	 * with the data held by struct vmcs12.