diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/acenv.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/acenv.h
index 9aff97f0de7f..d937c55e717e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/acenv.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/acenv.h
@@ -13,7 +13,19 @@
 
 /* Asm macros */
 
-#define ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE()	wbinvd()
+/*
+ * ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE() flushes caches on entering sleep states.
+ * It is required to prevent data loss.
+ *
+ * While running inside virtual machine, the kernel can bypass cache flushing.
+ * Changing sleep state in a virtual machine doesn't affect the host system
+ * sleep state and cannot lead to data loss.
+ */
+#define ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE()					\
+do {								\
+	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))	\
+		wbinvd();					\
+} while (0)
 
 int __acpi_acquire_global_lock(unsigned int *lock);
 int __acpi_release_global_lock(unsigned int *lock);