diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 2d285cb545a8..6ab0410f1030 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -3427,7 +3427,16 @@ static void nested_vmx_inject_exception_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	u32 intr_info = nr | INTR_INFO_VALID_MASK;
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.exception.has_error_code) {
-		vmcs12->vm_exit_intr_error_code = vcpu->arch.exception.error_code;
+		/*
+		 * Intel CPUs do not generate error codes with bits 31:16 set,
+		 * and more importantly VMX disallows setting bits 31:16 in the
+		 * injected error code for VM-Entry.  Drop the bits to mimic
+		 * hardware and avoid inducing failure on nested VM-Entry if L1
+		 * chooses to inject the exception back to L2.  AMD CPUs _do_
+		 * generate "full" 32-bit error codes, so KVM allows userspace
+		 * to inject exception error codes with bits 31:16 set.
+		 */
+		vmcs12->vm_exit_intr_error_code = (u16)vcpu->arch.exception.error_code;
 		intr_info |= INTR_INFO_DELIVER_CODE_MASK;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index d522c9de41df..52f024eeac3d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,17 @@ static void vmx_queue_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_deliver_exception_payload(vcpu);
 
 	if (has_error_code) {
-		vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE, error_code);
+		/*
+		 * Despite the error code being architecturally defined as 32
+		 * bits, and the VMCS field being 32 bits, Intel CPUs and thus
+		 * VMX don't actually supporting setting bits 31:16.  Hardware
+		 * will (should) never provide a bogus error code, but AMD CPUs
+		 * do generate error codes with bits 31:16 set, and so KVM's
+		 * ABI lets userspace shove in arbitrary 32-bit values.  Drop
+		 * the upper bits to avoid VM-Fail, losing information that
+		 * does't really exist is preferable to killing the VM.
+		 */
+		vmcs_write32(VM_ENTRY_EXCEPTION_ERROR_CODE, (u16)error_code);
 		intr_info |= INTR_INFO_DELIVER_CODE_MASK;
 	}