diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 23c51954c0d1..96e589edf960 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2313,9 +2313,14 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02_early(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, struct loaded_vmcs *vmcs0
 	 * are emulated by vmx_set_efer() in prepare_vmcs02(), but speculate
 	 * on the related bits (if supported by the CPU) in the hope that
 	 * we can avoid VMWrites during vmx_set_efer().
+	 *
+	 * Similarly, take vmcs01's PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL in the hope that if KVM is
+	 * loading PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL via the VMCS for L1, then KVM will want to
+	 * do the same for L2.
 	 */
 	exec_control = __vm_entry_controls_get(vmcs01);
-	exec_control |= vmcs12->vm_entry_controls;
+	exec_control |= (vmcs12->vm_entry_controls &
+			 ~VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL);
 	exec_control &= ~(VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE | VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_EFER);
 	if (cpu_has_load_ia32_efer()) {
 		if (guest_efer & EFER_LMA)