diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 1b8d1228c8fc..1eb06f79e61b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -11059,8 +11059,10 @@ static int prepare_vmcs02(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
 	 * which means L1 attempted VMEntry to L2 with invalid state.
 	 * Fail the VMEntry.
 	 */
-	if (vmx->emulation_required)
+	if (vmx->emulation_required) {
+		*entry_failure_code = ENTRY_FAIL_DEFAULT;
 		return 1;
+	}
 
 	/* Shadow page tables on either EPT or shadow page tables. */
 	if (nested_vmx_load_cr3(vcpu, vmcs12->guest_cr3, nested_cpu_has_ept(vmcs12),