diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index d866bfec1337..a92d56590613 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1684,6 +1684,7 @@ int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn);
 void __kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_mmu_free_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *mmu,
 			ulong roots_to_free);
+void kvm_mmu_free_guest_mode_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *mmu);
 gpa_t translate_nested_gpa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 access,
 			   struct x86_exception *exception);
 gpa_t kvm_mmu_gva_to_gpa_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 894b9a4a5961..f4fea68a88f6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -3212,6 +3212,33 @@ void kvm_mmu_free_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *mmu,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_free_roots);
 
+void kvm_mmu_free_guest_mode_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu *mmu)
+{
+	unsigned long roots_to_free = 0;
+	hpa_t root_hpa;
+	int i;
+
+	/*
+	 * This should not be called while L2 is active, L2 can't invalidate
+	 * _only_ its own roots, e.g. INVVPID unconditionally exits.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(mmu->mmu_role.base.guest_mode);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < KVM_MMU_NUM_PREV_ROOTS; i++) {
+		root_hpa = mmu->prev_roots[i].hpa;
+		if (!VALID_PAGE(root_hpa))
+			continue;
+
+		if (!to_shadow_page(root_hpa) ||
+			to_shadow_page(root_hpa)->role.guest_mode)
+			roots_to_free |= KVM_MMU_ROOT_PREVIOUS(i);
+	}
+
+	kvm_mmu_free_roots(vcpu, mmu, roots_to_free);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_free_guest_mode_roots);
+
+
 static int mmu_check_root(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t root_gfn)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 8e2487f21a6f..13a4accca348 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5481,8 +5481,8 @@ static int handle_invvpid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	/*
 	 * Sync the shadow page tables if EPT is disabled, L1 is invalidating
-	 * linear mappings for L2 (tagged with L2's VPID).  Free all roots as
-	 * VPIDs are not tracked in the MMU role.
+	 * linear mappings for L2 (tagged with L2's VPID).  Free all guest
+	 * roots as VPIDs are not tracked in the MMU role.
 	 *
 	 * Note, this operates on root_mmu, not guest_mmu, as L1 and L2 share
 	 * an MMU when EPT is disabled.
@@ -5490,8 +5490,7 @@ static int handle_invvpid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * TODO: sync only the affected SPTEs for INVDIVIDUAL_ADDR.
 	 */
 	if (!enable_ept)
-		kvm_mmu_free_roots(vcpu, &vcpu->arch.root_mmu,
-				   KVM_MMU_ROOTS_ALL);
+		kvm_mmu_free_guest_mode_roots(vcpu, &vcpu->arch.root_mmu);
 
 	return nested_vmx_succeed(vcpu);
 }