diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 47069fe3aae5..381e94d15a34 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -636,12 +636,6 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	svm_set_efer(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.efer);
 	svm_set_cr0(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.cr0 | X86_CR0_PE);
 	svm_set_cr4(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.cr4);
-	if (npt_enabled) {
-		svm->vmcb->save.cr3 = hsave->save.cr3;
-		svm->vcpu.arch.cr3 = hsave->save.cr3;
-	} else {
-		(void)kvm_set_cr3(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.cr3);
-	}
 	kvm_rax_write(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.rax);
 	kvm_rsp_write(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.rsp);
 	kvm_rip_write(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.rip);
@@ -661,6 +655,14 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	kvm_vcpu_unmap(&svm->vcpu, &map, true);
 
 	nested_svm_uninit_mmu_context(&svm->vcpu);
+
+	if (npt_enabled) {
+		svm->vmcb->save.cr3 = hsave->save.cr3;
+		svm->vcpu.arch.cr3 = hsave->save.cr3;
+	} else {
+		(void)kvm_set_cr3(&svm->vcpu, hsave->save.cr3);
+	}
+
 	kvm_mmu_reset_context(&svm->vcpu);
 	kvm_mmu_load(&svm->vcpu);