diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index ee1c8a93871c551f9cddc93de56197806d0c0cfd..ab4a387b98b16a7d4d4d938f6187ed11b8e25271 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -5046,8 +5046,8 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 		vmcs_write16(VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_ID, vmx->vpid);
 
 	cr0 = X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET;
-	vmx_set_cr0(vcpu, cr0); /* enter rmode */
 	vmx->vcpu.arch.cr0 = cr0;
+	vmx_set_cr0(vcpu, cr0); /* enter rmode */
 	vmx_set_cr4(vcpu, 0);
 	vmx_set_efer(vcpu, 0);
 	vmx_fpu_activate(vcpu);