diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 4c3fa0f67469..d48ec60ea421 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2047,7 +2047,8 @@ static void ept_update_paging_mode_cr0(unsigned long *hw_cr0,
 					unsigned long cr0,
 					struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	vmx_decache_cr3(vcpu);
+	if (!test_bit(VCPU_EXREG_CR3, (ulong *)&vcpu->arch.regs_avail))
+		vmx_decache_cr3(vcpu);
 	if (!(cr0 & X86_CR0_PG)) {
 		/* From paging/starting to nonpaging */
 		vmcs_write32(CPU_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL,