diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 66735fbb791d..1b9e5bd2f941 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -6786,6 +6786,9 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR0_FIXED1, msrs->cr0_fixed1);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_VMX_CR4_FIXED1, msrs->cr4_fixed1);
 
+	if (vmx_umip_emulated())
+		msrs->cr4_fixed1 |= X86_CR4_UMIP;
+
 	msrs->vmcs_enum = nested_vmx_calc_vmcs_enum_msr();
 }