diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index aff41a432a56..49eeffb79823 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -476,44 +476,19 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_tpr_shadow_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 }
 
 /*
- * If a msr is allowed by L0, we should check whether it is allowed by L1.
- * The corresponding bit will be cleared unless both of L0 and L1 allow it.
+ * For x2APIC MSRs, ignore the vmcs01 bitmap.  L1 can enable x2APIC without L1
+ * itself utilizing x2APIC.  All MSRs were previously set to be intercepted,
+ * only the disable intercept case needs to be handled.
  */
-static void nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(unsigned long *msr_bitmap_l1,
-					       unsigned long *msr_bitmap_nested,
-					       u32 msr, int type)
+static void nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_x2apic_msr(unsigned long *msr_bitmap_l1,
+							unsigned long *msr_bitmap_l0,
+							u32 msr, int type)
 {
-	int f = sizeof(unsigned long);
+	if (type & MSR_TYPE_R && !vmx_test_msr_bitmap_read(msr_bitmap_l1, msr))
+		vmx_clear_msr_bitmap_read(msr_bitmap_l0, msr);
 
-	/*
-	 * See Intel PRM Vol. 3, 20.6.9 (MSR-Bitmap Address). Early manuals
-	 * have the write-low and read-high bitmap offsets the wrong way round.
-	 * We can control MSRs 0x00000000-0x00001fff and 0xc0000000-0xc0001fff.
-	 */
-	if (msr <= 0x1fff) {
-		if (type & MSR_TYPE_R &&
-		   !test_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_l1 + 0x000 / f))
-			/* read-low */
-			__clear_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_nested + 0x000 / f);
-
-		if (type & MSR_TYPE_W &&
-		   !test_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_l1 + 0x800 / f))
-			/* write-low */
-			__clear_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_nested + 0x800 / f);
-
-	} else if ((msr >= 0xc0000000) && (msr <= 0xc0001fff)) {
-		msr &= 0x1fff;
-		if (type & MSR_TYPE_R &&
-		   !test_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_l1 + 0x400 / f))
-			/* read-high */
-			__clear_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_nested + 0x400 / f);
-
-		if (type & MSR_TYPE_W &&
-		   !test_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_l1 + 0xc00 / f))
-			/* write-high */
-			__clear_bit(msr, msr_bitmap_nested + 0xc00 / f);
-
-	}
+	if (type & MSR_TYPE_W && !vmx_test_msr_bitmap_write(msr_bitmap_l1, msr))
+		vmx_clear_msr_bitmap_write(msr_bitmap_l0, msr);
 }
 
 static inline void enable_x2apic_msr_intercepts(unsigned long *msr_bitmap)
@@ -582,7 +557,7 @@ static inline bool nested_vmx_prepare_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	/*
 	 * To keep the control flow simple, pay eight 8-byte writes (sixteen
 	 * 4-byte writes on 32-bit systems) up front to enable intercepts for
-	 * the x2APIC MSR range and selectively disable them below.
+	 * the x2APIC MSR range and selectively toggle those relevant to L2.
 	 */
 	enable_x2apic_msr_intercepts(msr_bitmap_l0);
 
@@ -601,17 +576,17 @@ static inline bool nested_vmx_prepare_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			}
 		}
 
-		nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(
+		nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_x2apic_msr(
 			msr_bitmap_l1, msr_bitmap_l0,
 			X2APIC_MSR(APIC_TASKPRI),
 			MSR_TYPE_R | MSR_TYPE_W);
 
 		if (nested_cpu_has_vid(vmcs12)) {
-			nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(
+			nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_x2apic_msr(
 				msr_bitmap_l1, msr_bitmap_l0,
 				X2APIC_MSR(APIC_EOI),
 				MSR_TYPE_W);
-			nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(
+			nested_vmx_disable_intercept_for_x2apic_msr(
 				msr_bitmap_l1, msr_bitmap_l0,
 				X2APIC_MSR(APIC_SELF_IPI),
 				MSR_TYPE_W);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 42c25fc79427..03ab9ccd95d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -393,6 +393,14 @@ void vmx_set_intercept_for_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	u32 msr, int type, bool value);
 void vmx_update_cpu_dirty_logging(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+/*
+ * Note, early Intel manuals have the write-low and read-high bitmap offsets
+ * the wrong way round.  The bitmaps control MSRs 0x00000000-0x00001fff and
+ * 0xc0000000-0xc0001fff.  The former (low) uses bytes 0-0x3ff for reads and
+ * 0x800-0xbff for writes.  The latter (high) uses 0x400-0x7ff for reads and
+ * 0xc00-0xfff for writes.  MSRs not covered by either of the ranges always
+ * VM-Exit.
+ */
 #define __BUILD_VMX_MSR_BITMAP_HELPER(rtype, action, bitop, access, base)      \
 static inline rtype vmx_##action##_msr_bitmap_##access(unsigned long *bitmap,  \
 						       u32 msr)		       \
