diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 1bbd3e97694c..2d122416b1e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2866,21 +2866,17 @@ static void enter_rmode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 int vmx_set_efer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 efer)
 {
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
-	struct vmx_uret_msr *msr = vmx_find_uret_msr(vmx, MSR_EFER);
 
 	/* Nothing to do if hardware doesn't support EFER. */
-	if (!msr)
+	if (!vmx_find_uret_msr(vmx, MSR_EFER))
 		return 0;
 
 	vcpu->arch.efer = efer;
-	if (efer & EFER_LMA) {
-		vm_entry_controls_setbit(to_vmx(vcpu), VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
-		msr->data = efer;
-	} else {
-		vm_entry_controls_clearbit(to_vmx(vcpu), VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
+	if (efer & EFER_LMA)
+		vm_entry_controls_setbit(vmx, VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
+	else
+		vm_entry_controls_clearbit(vmx, VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
 
-		msr->data = efer & ~EFER_LME;
-	}
 	vmx_setup_uret_msrs(vmx);
 	return 0;
 }