diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index fb1ac33a9902..6946a5161d38 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4394,6 +4394,7 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	struct msr_data apic_base_msr;
+	u32 eax, dummy;
 	u64 cr0;
 
 	vmx->rmode.vm86_active = 0;
@@ -4401,7 +4402,11 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool init_event)
 
 	vmx->msr_ia32_umwait_control = 0;
 
-	vmx->vcpu.arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RDX] = get_rdx_init_val();
+	eax = 1;
+	if (!kvm_cpuid(vcpu, &eax, &dummy, &dummy, &dummy, true))
+		eax = get_rdx_init_val();
+	kvm_rdx_write(vcpu, eax);
+
 	vmx->hv_deadline_tsc = -1;
 	kvm_set_cr8(vcpu, 0);