diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index fa1c51925597..f0846d2aa956 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -709,11 +709,11 @@ static int set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 			return 1;
 	}
 
-	kvm_x86_ops->set_efer(vcpu, efer);
-
 	efer &= ~EFER_LMA;
 	efer |= vcpu->arch.efer & EFER_LMA;
 
+	kvm_x86_ops->set_efer(vcpu, efer);
+
 	vcpu->arch.efer = efer;
 
 	vcpu->arch.mmu.base_role.nxe = (efer & EFER_NX) && !tdp_enabled;