diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 92d3aaaac61220a4a0c0a9a29f289c1920e1f2ee..35891d9a1099b3f54d146e0abb26b89c74075b2e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ int enter_svm_guest_mode(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u64 vmcb12_gpa,
 
 	svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = vmcb12_gpa;
 	load_nested_vmcb_control(svm, &vmcb12->control);
-	nested_prepare_vmcb_save(svm, vmcb12);
 	nested_prepare_vmcb_control(svm);
+	nested_prepare_vmcb_save(svm, vmcb12);
 
 	ret = nested_svm_load_cr3(&svm->vcpu, vmcb12->save.cr3,
 				  nested_npt_enabled(svm));