diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 0975d48cfd06..a079f013ccbc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -6558,8 +6558,10 @@ static u64 nested_vmx_calc_vmcs_enum_msr(void)
  * bit in the high half is on if the corresponding bit in the control field
  * may be on. See also vmx_control_verify().
  */
-void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
+void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf, u32 ept_caps)
 {
+	struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs = &vmcs_conf->nested;
+
 	/*
 	 * Note that as a general rule, the high half of the MSRs (bits in
 	 * the control fields which may be 1) should be initialized by the
@@ -6576,11 +6578,10 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 	 */
 
 	/* pin-based controls */
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PINBASED_CTLS,
-		msrs->pinbased_ctls_low,
-		msrs->pinbased_ctls_high);
 	msrs->pinbased_ctls_low =
 		PIN_BASED_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR;
+
+	msrs->pinbased_ctls_high = vmcs_conf->pin_based_exec_ctrl;
 	msrs->pinbased_ctls_high &=
 		PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK |
 		PIN_BASED_NMI_EXITING |
@@ -6591,12 +6592,10 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 		PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER;
 
 	/* exit controls */
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_EXIT_CTLS,
-		msrs->exit_ctls_low,
-		msrs->exit_ctls_high);
 	msrs->exit_ctls_low =
 		VM_EXIT_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR;
 
+	msrs->exit_ctls_high = vmcs_conf->vmexit_ctrl;
 	msrs->exit_ctls_high &=
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		VM_EXIT_HOST_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE |
@@ -6613,11 +6612,10 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 	msrs->exit_ctls_low &= ~VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS;
 
 	/* entry controls */
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_ENTRY_CTLS,
-		msrs->entry_ctls_low,
-		msrs->entry_ctls_high);
 	msrs->entry_ctls_low =
 		VM_ENTRY_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR;
+
+	msrs->entry_ctls_high = vmcs_conf->vmentry_ctrl;
 	msrs->entry_ctls_high &=
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE |
@@ -6631,11 +6629,10 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 	msrs->entry_ctls_low &= ~VM_ENTRY_LOAD_DEBUG_CONTROLS;
 
 	/* cpu-based controls */
-	rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS,
-		msrs->procbased_ctls_low,
-		msrs->procbased_ctls_high);
 	msrs->procbased_ctls_low =
 		CPU_BASED_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR;
+
+	msrs->procbased_ctls_high = vmcs_conf->cpu_based_exec_ctrl;
 	msrs->procbased_ctls_high &=
 		CPU_BASED_INTR_WINDOW_EXITING |
 		CPU_BASED_NMI_WINDOW_EXITING | CPU_BASED_USE_TSC_OFFSETTING |
@@ -6669,12 +6666,9 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 	 * depend on CPUID bits, they are added later by
 	 * vmx_vcpu_after_set_cpuid.
 	 */
-	if (msrs->procbased_ctls_high & CPU_BASED_ACTIVATE_SECONDARY_CONTROLS)
-		rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_PROCBASED_CTLS2,
-		      msrs->secondary_ctls_low,
-		      msrs->secondary_ctls_high);
-
 	msrs->secondary_ctls_low = 0;
+
+	msrs->secondary_ctls_high = vmcs_conf->cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl;
 	msrs->secondary_ctls_high &=
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_DESC |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_RDTSCP |
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
index 88b00a7359e4..6312c9541c3c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ enum nvmx_vmentry_status {
 };
 
 void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps);
+void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf, u32 ept_caps);
 void nested_vmx_hardware_unsetup(void);
 __init int nested_vmx_hardware_setup(int (*exit_handlers[])(struct kvm_vcpu *));
 void nested_vmx_set_vmcs_shadowing_bitmap(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 7b415d2fb2de..e7f46b4a1755 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7400,7 +7400,7 @@ static int __init vmx_check_processor_compat(void)
 	if (setup_vmcs_config(&vmcs_conf, &vmx_cap) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
 	if (nested)
-		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_conf.nested, vmx_cap.ept);
+		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_conf, vmx_cap.ept);
 	if (memcmp(&vmcs_config, &vmcs_conf, sizeof(struct vmcs_config)) != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "kvm: CPU %d feature inconsistency!\n",
 				smp_processor_id());
@@ -8355,8 +8355,7 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
 	setup_default_sgx_lepubkeyhash();
 
 	if (nested) {
-		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_config.nested,
-					   vmx_capability.ept);
+		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_config, vmx_capability.ept);
 
 		r = nested_vmx_hardware_setup(kvm_vmx_exit_handlers);
 		if (r)
