diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 0afa060798a53..1038bfdd7bbb9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1256,8 +1256,6 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
 	vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP] = 0x0000fff0;
 
-	save->cr4 = X86_CR4_PAE;
-
 	if (npt_enabled) {
 		/* Setup VMCB for Nested Paging */
 		control->nested_ctl |= SVM_NESTED_CTL_NP_ENABLE;
@@ -1267,7 +1265,6 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		svm_clr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR3_WRITE);
 		save->g_pat = vcpu->arch.pat;
 		save->cr3 = 0;
-		save->cr4 = 0;
 	}
 	svm->current_vmcb->asid_generation = 0;
 	svm->asid = 0;