diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index b227629b1e9c18cbf5853df2184078be4218a818..1c8a228b0104b3e446ad6d0ad35131426d129c32 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -743,8 +743,17 @@ static int __init sgx_init(void)
 		goto err_page_cache;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Always try to initialize the native *and* KVM drivers.
+	 * The KVM driver is less picky than the native one and
+	 * can function if the native one is not supported on the
+	 * current system or fails to initialize.
+	 *
+	 * Error out only if both fail to initialize.
+	 */
 	ret = sgx_drv_init();
-	if (ret)
+
+	if (sgx_vepc_init() && ret)
 		goto err_kthread;
 
 	return 0;