diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index a1eeaa79bf2b..8178db07a06a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -261,11 +261,18 @@ static enum es_result __vc_decode_user_insn(struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 	int insn_bytes;
 
 	insn_bytes = insn_fetch_from_user_inatomic(ctxt->regs, buffer);
-	if (insn_bytes <= 0) {
+	if (insn_bytes == 0) {
+		/* Nothing could be copied */
 		ctxt->fi.vector     = X86_TRAP_PF;
 		ctxt->fi.error_code = X86_PF_INSTR | X86_PF_USER;
 		ctxt->fi.cr2        = ctxt->regs->ip;
 		return ES_EXCEPTION;
+	} else if (insn_bytes == -EINVAL) {
+		/* Effective RIP could not be calculated */
+		ctxt->fi.vector     = X86_TRAP_GP;
+		ctxt->fi.error_code = 0;
+		ctxt->fi.cr2        = 0;
+		return ES_EXCEPTION;
 	}
 
 	if (!insn_decode_from_regs(&ctxt->insn, ctxt->regs, buffer, insn_bytes))