diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index faf843c9b916ead0992d0b155a138c6afdf7ae57..154ea27746e9e8024db705d1b35b156cc4f604fe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7384,7 +7384,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 #endif
 
 	kvm_rip_write(vcpu, regs->rip);
-	kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, regs->rflags);
+	kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, regs->rflags | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
 
 	vcpu->arch.exception.pending = false;