diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/virtext.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/virtext.h
index fda3e7747c22..8eefa3386d8c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/virtext.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/virtext.h
@@ -120,7 +120,21 @@ static inline void cpu_svm_disable(void)
 
 	wrmsrl(MSR_VM_HSAVE_PA, 0);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
-	wrmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer & ~EFER_SVME);
+	if (efer & EFER_SVME) {
+		/*
+		 * Force GIF=1 prior to disabling SVM to ensure INIT and NMI
+		 * aren't blocked, e.g. if a fatal error occurred between CLGI
+		 * and STGI.  Note, STGI may #UD if SVM is disabled from NMI
+		 * context between reading EFER and executing STGI.  In that
+		 * case, GIF must already be set, otherwise the NMI would have
+		 * been blocked, so just eat the fault.
+		 */
+		asm_volatile_goto("1: stgi\n\t"
+				  _ASM_EXTABLE(1b, %l[fault])
+				  ::: "memory" : fault);
+fault:
+		wrmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer & ~EFER_SVME);
+	}
 }
 
 /** Makes sure SVM is disabled, if it is supported on the CPU