diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 1e81cfebd491..e584da54738c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1687,9 +1687,6 @@ int svm_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4)
 	unsigned long host_cr4_mce = cr4_read_shadow() & X86_CR4_MCE;
 	unsigned long old_cr4 = to_svm(vcpu)->vmcb->save.cr4;
 
-	if (cr4 & X86_CR4_VMXE)
-		return 1;
-
 	if (npt_enabled && ((old_cr4 ^ cr4) & X86_CR4_PGE))
 		svm_flush_tlb(vcpu);