diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 50ca8f409a7c..bbaa11f4e74b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -2264,7 +2264,7 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned nr)
 	if (!(vmcs12->exception_bitmap & (1u << nr)))
 		return 0;
 
-	nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, to_vmx(vcpu)->exit_reason,
+	nested_vmx_vmexit(vcpu, EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,
 			  vmcs_read32(VM_EXIT_INTR_INFO),
 			  vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION));
 	return 1;