diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index a2b9dd9af620..5c52a6d29908 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -4838,6 +4838,7 @@ static int handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long exit_qualification;
 	gpa_t gpa;
+	u32 error_code;
 	int gla_validity;
 
 	exit_qualification = vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
@@ -4862,7 +4863,13 @@ static int handle_ept_violation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	gpa = vmcs_read64(GUEST_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS);
 	trace_kvm_page_fault(gpa, exit_qualification);
-	return kvm_mmu_page_fault(vcpu, gpa, exit_qualification & 0x3, NULL, 0);
+
+	/* It is a write fault? */
+	error_code = exit_qualification & (1U << 1);
+	/* ept page table is present? */
+	error_code |= (exit_qualification >> 3) & 0x1;
+
+	return kvm_mmu_page_fault(vcpu, gpa, error_code, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static u64 ept_rsvd_mask(u64 spte, int level)