diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 88348ec8cc34..9fb0daf628cb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -5125,7 +5125,7 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * If the L02 MSR bitmap does not intercept the MSR, then we need to
 	 * save it.
 	 */
-	if (!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
+	if (unlikely(!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL)))
 		svm->spec_ctrl = native_read_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
 	if (svm->spec_ctrl)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 15ef830e4b99..315fccb2684b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -9567,7 +9567,7 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * If the L02 MSR bitmap does not intercept the MSR, then we need to
 	 * save it.
 	 */
-	if (!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
+	if (unlikely(!msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL)))
 		vmx->spec_ctrl = native_read_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
 	if (vmx->spec_ctrl)