diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index bee4c49f6dd0849de280e00fac7ab6777e484bbb..599179bfb87fb26b4c79d950127024589e6187a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -10219,8 +10219,8 @@ static inline bool nested_vmx_merge_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	 *    updated to reflect this when L1 (or its L2s) actually write to
 	 *    the MSR.
 	 */
-	bool pred_cmd = msr_write_intercepted_l01(vcpu, MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD);
-	bool spec_ctrl = msr_write_intercepted_l01(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
+	bool pred_cmd = !msr_write_intercepted_l01(vcpu, MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD);
+	bool spec_ctrl = !msr_write_intercepted_l01(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
 	if (!nested_cpu_has_virt_x2apic_mode(vmcs12) &&
 	    !pred_cmd && !spec_ctrl)