diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index d167039ecdf4..fc38eca116c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	(~(unsigned long)(X86_CR4_VME | X86_CR4_PVI | X86_CR4_TSD | X86_CR4_DE\
 			  | X86_CR4_PSE | X86_CR4_PAE | X86_CR4_MCE     \
 			  | X86_CR4_PGE | X86_CR4_PCE | X86_CR4_OSFXSR  \
-			  | X86_CR4_OSXSAVE \
+			  | X86_CR4_OSXSAVE | X86_CR4_SMEP              \
 			  | X86_CR4_OSXMMEXCPT | X86_CR4_VMXE))
 
 #define CR8_RESERVED_BITS (~(unsigned long)X86_CR8_TPR)