diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
index f70a5108d464..2c2a104b777e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ struct __attribute__ ((__packed__)) vmcb_control_area {
 #define AVIC_ENABLE_SHIFT 31
 #define AVIC_ENABLE_MASK (1 << AVIC_ENABLE_SHIFT)
 
+#define X2APIC_MODE_SHIFT 30
+#define X2APIC_MODE_MASK (1 << X2APIC_MODE_SHIFT)
+
 #define LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK BIT_ULL(0)
 #define VIRTUAL_VMLOAD_VMSAVE_ENABLE_MASK BIT_ULL(1)
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
index a8f514212b87..7d4e73e95acd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/avic.c
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #define AVIC_GATAG_TO_VMID(x)		((x >> AVIC_VCPU_ID_BITS) & AVIC_VM_ID_MASK)
 #define AVIC_GATAG_TO_VCPUID(x)		(x & AVIC_VCPU_ID_MASK)
 
+static bool force_avic;
+module_param_unsafe(force_avic, bool, 0444);
+
 /* Note:
  * This hash table is used to map VM_ID to a struct kvm_svm,
  * when handling AMD IOMMU GALOG notification to schedule in
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ static DEFINE_HASHTABLE(svm_vm_data_hash, SVM_VM_DATA_HASH_BITS);
 static u32 next_vm_id = 0;
 static bool next_vm_id_wrapped = 0;
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(svm_vm_data_hash_lock);
+enum avic_modes avic_mode;
 
 /*
  * This is a wrapper of struct amd_iommu_ir_data.
@@ -1077,3 +1081,44 @@ void avic_vcpu_unblocking(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	avic_vcpu_load(vcpu);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Note:
+ * - The module param avic enable both xAPIC and x2APIC mode.
+ * - Hypervisor can support both xAVIC and x2AVIC in the same guest.
+ * - The mode can be switched at run-time.
+ */
+bool avic_hardware_setup(struct kvm_x86_ops *x86_ops)
+{
+	if (!npt_enabled)
+		return false;
+
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVIC)) {
+		avic_mode = AVIC_MODE_X1;
+		pr_info("AVIC enabled\n");
+	} else if (force_avic) {
+		/*
+		 * Some older systems does not advertise AVIC support.
+		 * See Revision Guide for specific AMD processor for more detail.
+		 */
+		avic_mode = AVIC_MODE_X1;
+		pr_warn("AVIC is not supported in CPUID but force enabled");
+		pr_warn("Your system might crash and burn");
+	}
+
+	/* AVIC is a prerequisite for x2AVIC. */
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_X2AVIC)) {
+		if (avic_mode == AVIC_MODE_X1) {
+			avic_mode = AVIC_MODE_X2;
+			pr_info("x2AVIC enabled\n");
+		} else {
+			pr_warn(FW_BUG "Cannot support x2AVIC due to AVIC is disabled");
+			pr_warn(FW_BUG "Try enable AVIC using force_avic option");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (avic_mode != AVIC_MODE_NONE)
+		amd_iommu_register_ga_log_notifier(&avic_ga_log_notifier);
+
+	return !!avic_mode;
+}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index aa7b387e0b7c..196bca5751a1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ module_param(tsc_scaling, int, 0444);
 static bool avic;
 module_param(avic, bool, 0444);
 
-static bool force_avic;
-module_param_unsafe(force_avic, bool, 0444);
-
 bool __read_mostly dump_invalid_vmcb;
 module_param(dump_invalid_vmcb, bool, 0644);
 
@@ -4913,17 +4910,9 @@ static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
 			nrips = false;
 	}
 
-	enable_apicv = avic = avic && npt_enabled && (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVIC) || force_avic);
+	enable_apicv = avic = avic && avic_hardware_setup(&svm_x86_ops);
 
-	if (enable_apicv) {
-		if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_AVIC)) {
-			pr_warn("AVIC is not supported in CPUID but force enabled");
-			pr_warn("Your system might crash and burn");
-		} else
-			pr_info("AVIC enabled\n");
-
-		amd_iommu_register_ga_log_notifier(&avic_ga_log_notifier);
-	} else {
+	if (!enable_apicv) {
 		svm_x86_ops.vcpu_blocking = NULL;
 		svm_x86_ops.vcpu_unblocking = NULL;
 		svm_x86_ops.vcpu_get_apicv_inhibit_reasons = NULL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 32220a1b0ea2..1731c1f3884b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ extern bool npt_enabled;
 extern int vgif;
 extern bool intercept_smi;
 
+enum avic_modes {
+	AVIC_MODE_NONE = 0,
+	AVIC_MODE_X1,
+	AVIC_MODE_X2,
+};
+
+extern enum avic_modes avic_mode;
+
 /*
  * Clean bits in VMCB.
  * VMCB_ALL_CLEAN_MASK might also need to
@@ -603,6 +611,7 @@ extern struct kvm_x86_nested_ops svm_nested_ops;
 
 /* avic.c */
 
+bool avic_hardware_setup(struct kvm_x86_ops *ops);
 int avic_ga_log_notifier(u32 ga_tag);
 void avic_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm);
 int avic_vm_init(struct kvm *kvm);
