diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index a7b358f20aca0767110127ed5a4c9924575a306d..d02a73a48461f6c7d8f387a64be6cb4850e36044 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -5106,8 +5106,7 @@ static void update_cr8_intercept(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int tpr, int irr)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
-	if (svm_nested_virtualize_tpr(vcpu) ||
-	    kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
+	if (svm_nested_virtualize_tpr(vcpu))
 		return;
 
 	clr_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR8_WRITE);