u32 guest_pkru;
        u32 host_pkru;
 
+       /*
+        * Only bits masked by msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits can be set in
+        * msr_ia32_feature_control. FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED is always included
+        * in msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits.
+        */
        u64 msr_ia32_feature_control;
+       u64 msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits;
 };
 
 enum segment_cache_field {
        return 0;
 }
 
+static inline bool vmx_feature_control_msr_valid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+                                                uint64_t val)
+{
+       uint64_t valid_bits = to_vmx(vcpu)->msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits;
+
+       return !(val & ~valid_bits);
+}
+
 /*
  * Reads an msr value (of 'msr_index') into 'pdata'.
  * Returns 0 on success, non-0 otherwise.
                ret = kvm_set_msr_common(vcpu, msr_info);
                break;
        case MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL:
-               if (!nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu) ||
+               if (!vmx_feature_control_msr_valid(vcpu, data) ||
                    (to_vmx(vcpu)->msr_ia32_feature_control &
                     FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED && !msr_info->host_initiated))
                        return 1;
                        goto free_vmcs;
        }
 
+       vmx->msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits = FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED;
+
        return &vmx->vcpu;
 
 free_vmcs:
                        vmx->nested.nested_vmx_secondary_ctls_high &=
                                ~SECONDARY_EXEC_PCOMMIT;
        }
+
+       if (nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu))
+               to_vmx(vcpu)->msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits |=
+                       FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX;
+       else
+               to_vmx(vcpu)->msr_ia32_feature_control_valid_bits &=
+                       ~FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX;
 }
 
 static void vmx_set_supported_cpuid(u32 func, struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry)