diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index ff3bfc5c390a..e02c59807a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -791,6 +791,9 @@ static void vmx_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0)
  */
 static void vmx_set_cr0_no_modeswitch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0)
 {
+	if (!vcpu->rmode.active && !(cr0 & CR0_PE_MASK))
+		enter_rmode(vcpu);
+
 	vcpu->rmode.active = ((cr0 & CR0_PE_MASK) == 0);
 	update_exception_bitmap(vcpu);
 	vmcs_writel(CR0_READ_SHADOW, cr0);