diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index e7ed4b1623b9..e32243eac2f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,6 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	if (npt_enabled) {
 		/* Setup VMCB for Nested Paging */
 		control->nested_ctl = 1;
-		clr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_TASK_SWITCH);
 		clr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_INVLPG);
 		clr_exception_intercept(svm, PF_VECTOR);
 		clr_cr_intercept(svm, INTERCEPT_CR3_READ);