diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 9007adeb01fb4..0afa060798a53 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1249,18 +1249,13 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	init_sys_seg(&save->ldtr, SEG_TYPE_LDT);
 	init_sys_seg(&save->tr, SEG_TYPE_BUSY_TSS16);
 
+	svm_set_cr0(vcpu, X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET);
 	svm_set_cr4(vcpu, 0);
 	svm_set_efer(vcpu, 0);
 	save->dr6 = 0xffff0ff0;
 	kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
 	vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP] = 0x0000fff0;
 
-	/*
-	 * svm_set_cr0() sets PG and WP and clears NW and CD on save->cr0.
-	 * It also updates the guest-visible cr0 value.
-	 */
-	svm_set_cr0(vcpu, X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET);
-
 	save->cr4 = X86_CR4_PAE;
 
 	if (npt_enabled) {