diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index 4840f5b3c88f96dd001b3eaafb87c4adf22d7862..4730fcaa70cfd46bbad0524dd843c102d2e11c70 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -1850,7 +1850,8 @@ int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_get_hv_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid,
 			ent->eax |= HV_X64_RELAXED_TIMING_RECOMMENDED;
 			ent->eax |= HV_X64_CLUSTER_IPI_RECOMMENDED;
 			ent->eax |= HV_X64_EX_PROCESSOR_MASKS_RECOMMENDED;
-			ent->eax |= HV_X64_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS_RECOMMENDED;
+			if (evmcs_ver)
+				ent->eax |= HV_X64_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS_RECOMMENDED;
 
 			/*
 			 * Default number of spinlock retry attempts, matches