diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index cbbcee0a84f9..848956bb3cf1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 #define VALID_PAGE(x) ((x) != INVALID_PAGE)
 
 #define UNMAPPED_GVA (~(gpa_t)0)
+#define INVALID_GPA (~(gpa_t)0)
 
 /* KVM Hugepage definitions for x86 */
 #define KVM_MAX_HUGEPAGE_LEVEL	PG_LEVEL_1G
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 3321220f3deb..a88c64e004c3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -872,6 +872,15 @@ void svm_free_nested(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	__free_page(virt_to_page(svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr));
 	svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr = NULL;
 
+	/*
+	 * When last_vmcb12_gpa matches the current vmcb12 gpa,
+	 * some vmcb12 fields are not loaded if they are marked clean
+	 * in the vmcb12, since in this case they are up to date already.
+	 *
+	 * When the vmcb02 is freed, this optimization becomes invalid.
+	 */
+	svm->nested.last_vmcb12_gpa = INVALID_GPA;
+
 	svm->nested.initialized = false;
 }
 
@@ -884,6 +893,8 @@ void svm_leave_nested(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
 		svm->nested.nested_run_pending = 0;
+		svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = INVALID_GPA;
+
 		leave_guest_mode(vcpu);
 
 		svm_switch_vmcb(svm, &svm->vmcb01);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 9790c73f2a32..be5cf612ab1f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -1235,8 +1235,8 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	svm->current_vmcb->asid_generation = 0;
 	svm->asid = 0;
 
-	svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = 0;
-	svm->nested.last_vmcb12_gpa = 0;
+	svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = INVALID_GPA;
+	svm->nested.last_vmcb12_gpa = INVALID_GPA;
 	vcpu->arch.hflags = 0;
 
 	if (!kvm_pause_in_guest(vcpu->kvm)) {