diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 42ffe62c213a..4d19663c49b6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -7092,10 +7092,16 @@ static int get_vmx_mem_address(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		/* Protected mode: #GP(0)/#SS(0) if the segment is unusable.
 		 */
 		exn = (s.unusable != 0);
-		/* Protected mode: #GP(0)/#SS(0) if the memory
-		 * operand is outside the segment limit.
+
+		/*
+		 * Protected mode: #GP(0)/#SS(0) if the memory operand is
+		 * outside the segment limit.  All CPUs that support VMX ignore
+		 * limit checks for flat segments, i.e. segments with base==0,
+		 * limit==0xffffffff and of type expand-up data or code.
 		 */
-		exn = exn || (off + sizeof(u64) > s.limit);
+		if (!(s.base == 0 && s.limit == 0xffffffff &&
+		     ((s.type & 8) || !(s.type & 4))))
+			exn = exn || (off + sizeof(u64) > s.limit);
 	}
 	if (exn) {
 		kvm_queue_exception_e(vcpu,