diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index c4377f02a33b..1a64844dcdfb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -3281,6 +3281,8 @@ static inline void copy_vmcb_control_area(struct vmcb *dst_vmcb, struct vmcb *fr
 	dst->event_inj_err        = from->event_inj_err;
 	dst->nested_cr3           = from->nested_cr3;
 	dst->virt_ext              = from->virt_ext;
+	dst->pause_filter_count   = from->pause_filter_count;
+	dst->pause_filter_thresh  = from->pause_filter_thresh;
 }
 
 static int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
@@ -3359,6 +3361,11 @@ static int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	nested_vmcb->control.event_inj         = 0;
 	nested_vmcb->control.event_inj_err     = 0;
 
+	nested_vmcb->control.pause_filter_count =
+		svm->vmcb->control.pause_filter_count;
+	nested_vmcb->control.pause_filter_thresh =
+		svm->vmcb->control.pause_filter_thresh;
+
 	/* We always set V_INTR_MASKING and remember the old value in hflags */
 	if (!(svm->vcpu.arch.hflags & HF_VINTR_MASK))
 		nested_vmcb->control.int_ctl &= ~V_INTR_MASKING_MASK;
@@ -3536,6 +3543,11 @@ static void enter_svm_guest_mode(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u64 vmcb_gpa,
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj = nested_vmcb->control.event_inj;
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj_err = nested_vmcb->control.event_inj_err;
 
+	svm->vmcb->control.pause_filter_count =
+		nested_vmcb->control.pause_filter_count;
+	svm->vmcb->control.pause_filter_thresh =
+		nested_vmcb->control.pause_filter_thresh;
+
 	nested_svm_unmap(page);
 
 	/* Enter Guest-Mode */