diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 26a4541e190a..ba6f9822c474 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ int __kvm_set_xcr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 index, u64 xcr)
 	if ((!(xcr0 & XSTATE_BNDREGS)) != (!(xcr0 & XSTATE_BNDCSR)))
 		return 1;
 
-	kvm_put_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.xcr0 = xcr0;
 
 	if ((xcr0 ^ old_xcr0) & XSTATE_EXTEND_MASK)
@@ -6072,8 +6071,6 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_x86_ops->prepare_guest_switch(vcpu);
 	if (vcpu->fpu_active)
 		kvm_load_guest_fpu(vcpu);
-	kvm_load_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu->mode = IN_GUEST_MODE;
 
 	srcu_read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu, vcpu->srcu_idx);
@@ -6096,6 +6093,8 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		goto cancel_injection;
 	}
 
+	kvm_load_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
+
 	if (req_immediate_exit)
 		smp_send_reschedule(vcpu->cpu);
 
@@ -6144,6 +6143,8 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->mode = OUTSIDE_GUEST_MODE;
 	smp_wmb();
 
+	kvm_put_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
+
 	/* Interrupt is enabled by handle_external_intr() */
 	kvm_x86_ops->handle_external_intr(vcpu);
 
@@ -6782,7 +6783,6 @@ void kvm_load_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * and assume host would use all available bits.
 	 * Guest xcr0 would be loaded later.
 	 */
-	kvm_put_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
 	vcpu->guest_fpu_loaded = 1;
 	__kernel_fpu_begin();
 	fpu_restore_checking(&vcpu->arch.guest_fpu);
@@ -6791,8 +6791,6 @@ void kvm_load_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 void kvm_put_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	kvm_put_guest_xcr0(vcpu);
-
 	if (!vcpu->guest_fpu_loaded)
 		return;