diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index ea3bdbb0da9c..f0f0b1a781f8 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static __init void hardware_enable(void *garbage)
 	u64 old;
 
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, old);
-	if ((old & 5) == 0)
+	if ((old & 5) != 5)
 		/* enable and lock */
 		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL, old | 5);
 	write_cr4(read_cr4() | CR4_VMXE); /* FIXME: not cpu hotplug safe */