diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index f97358423f9c..8b7ede04e8a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7474,6 +7474,29 @@ int kvm_task_switch(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 tss_selector, int idt_index,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_task_switch);
 
+int kvm_valid_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_sregs *sregs)
+{
+	if ((sregs->efer & EFER_LME) && (sregs->cr0 & X86_CR0_PG_BIT)) {
+		/*
+		 * When EFER.LME and CR0.PG are set, the processor is in
+		 * 64-bit mode (though maybe in a 32-bit code segment).
+		 * CR4.PAE and EFER.LMA must be set.
+		 */
+		if (!(sregs->cr4 & X86_CR4_PAE_BIT)
+		    || !(sregs->efer & EFER_LMA))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Not in 64-bit mode: EFER.LMA is clear and the code
+		 * segment cannot be 64-bit.
+		 */
+		if (sregs->efer & EFER_LMA || sregs->cs.l)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  struct kvm_sregs *sregs)
 {
@@ -7486,6 +7509,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			(sregs->cr4 & X86_CR4_OSXSAVE))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (kvm_valid_sregs(vcpu, sregs))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	apic_base_msr.data = sregs->apic_base;
 	apic_base_msr.host_initiated = true;
 	if (kvm_set_apic_base(vcpu, &apic_base_msr))