diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 1dd693d18395..00f3336194a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5916,7 +5916,8 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_RDRAND_EXITING |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_INVPCID |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_RDSEED_EXITING |
-		SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES;
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES |
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can emulate "VMCS shadowing," even if the hardware