diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index c5fd459c4043..44508522a1c7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,11 @@ static inline bool report_flexpriority(void)
 	return flexpriority_enabled;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned nested_cpu_vmx_misc_cr3_count(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return vmx_misc_cr3_count(to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.nested_vmx_misc_low);
+}
+
 static inline bool nested_cpu_has(struct vmcs12 *vmcs12, u32 bit)
 {
 	return vmcs12->cpu_based_vm_exec_control & bit;
@@ -10266,6 +10271,9 @@ static int check_vmentry_prereqs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 				vmx->nested.nested_vmx_entry_ctls_high))
 		return VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_CONTROL_FIELD;
 
+	if (vmcs12->cr3_target_count > nested_cpu_vmx_misc_cr3_count(vcpu))
+		return VMXERR_ENTRY_INVALID_CONTROL_FIELD;
+
 	if (!nested_host_cr0_valid(vcpu, vmcs12->host_cr0) ||
 	    !nested_host_cr4_valid(vcpu, vmcs12->host_cr4) ||
 	    !nested_cr3_valid(vcpu, vmcs12->host_cr3))