diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 9998108669f1..e7c247ca687c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -3167,6 +3167,18 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 			kvm_pr_unimpl_wrmsr(vcpu, ecx, data);
 			break;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * AMD changed the architectural behavior of bits 5:2.  On CPUs
+		 * without BusLockTrap, bits 5:2 control "external pins", but
+		 * on CPUs that support BusLockDetect, bit 2 enables BusLockTrap
+		 * and bits 5:3 are reserved-to-zero.  Sadly, old KVM allowed
+		 * the guest to set bits 5:2 despite not actually virtualizing
+		 * Performance-Monitoring/Breakpoint external pins.  Drop bits
+		 * 5:2 for backwards compatibility.
+		 */
+		data &= ~GENMASK(5, 2);
+
 		if (data & DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS)
 			return 1;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 43fa6a16eb19..8c1e24ca50b5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static inline bool is_vnmi_enabled(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 /* svm.c */
 #define MSR_INVALID				0xffffffffU
 
-#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~(0x3fULL))
+#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~(DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF | DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR))
 
 extern bool dump_invalid_vmcb;