diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index ea3f8f774208..d29c745f10ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -4169,6 +4169,7 @@ void kvm_init_shadow_ept_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool execonly)
 
 	update_permission_bitmask(vcpu, context, true);
 	update_pkru_bitmask(vcpu, context, true);
+	update_last_nonleaf_level(vcpu, context);
 	reset_rsvds_bits_mask_ept(vcpu, context, execonly);
 	reset_ept_shadow_zero_bits_mask(vcpu, context, execonly);
 }