diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 8c215da368b7..a3ec92c316f6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -4753,32 +4753,28 @@ static int handle_vmread(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	unsigned long field;
 	u64 field_value;
+	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	unsigned long exit_qualification = vmcs_readl(EXIT_QUALIFICATION);
 	u32 vmx_instruction_info = vmcs_read32(VMX_INSTRUCTION_INFO);
 	int len;
 	gva_t gva = 0;
-	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
+	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12 = is_guest_mode(vcpu) ? get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu)
+						    : get_vmcs12(vcpu);
 	struct x86_exception e;
 	short offset;
 
 	if (!nested_vmx_check_permission(vcpu))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull)
+	/*
+	 * In VMX non-root operation, when the VMCS-link pointer is -1ull,
+	 * any VMREAD sets the ALU flags for VMfailInvalid.
+	 */
+	if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull ||
+	    (is_guest_mode(vcpu) &&
+	     get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vmcs_link_pointer == -1ull))
 		return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
 
-	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu))
-		vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
-	else {
-		/*
-		 * When vmcs->vmcs_link_pointer is -1ull, any VMREAD
-		 * to shadowed-field sets the ALU flags for VMfailInvalid.
-		 */
-		if (get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vmcs_link_pointer == -1ull)
-			return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
-		vmcs12 = get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu);
-	}
-
 	/* Decode instruction info and find the field to read */
 	field = kvm_register_readl(vcpu, (((vmx_instruction_info) >> 28) & 0xf));
 
@@ -4855,13 +4851,20 @@ static int handle_vmwrite(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	u64 field_value = 0;
 	struct x86_exception e;
-	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
+	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12 = is_guest_mode(vcpu) ? get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu)
+						    : get_vmcs12(vcpu);
 	short offset;
 
 	if (!nested_vmx_check_permission(vcpu))
 		return 1;
 
-	if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull)
+	/*
+	 * In VMX non-root operation, when the VMCS-link pointer is -1ull,
+	 * any VMWRITE sets the ALU flags for VMfailInvalid.
+	 */
+	if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr == -1ull ||
+	    (is_guest_mode(vcpu) &&
+	     get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vmcs_link_pointer == -1ull))
 		return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
 
 	if (vmx_instruction_info & (1u << 10))
@@ -4889,24 +4892,12 @@ static int handle_vmwrite(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		return nested_vmx_failValid(vcpu,
 			VMXERR_VMWRITE_READ_ONLY_VMCS_COMPONENT);
 
-	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
-		vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
-
-		/*
-		 * Ensure vmcs12 is up-to-date before any VMWRITE that dirties
-		 * vmcs12, else we may crush a field or consume a stale value.
-		 */
-		if (!is_shadow_field_rw(field))
-			copy_vmcs02_to_vmcs12_rare(vcpu, vmcs12);
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * When vmcs->vmcs_link_pointer is -1ull, any VMWRITE
-		 * to shadowed-field sets the ALU flags for VMfailInvalid.
-		 */
-		if (get_vmcs12(vcpu)->vmcs_link_pointer == -1ull)
-			return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
-		vmcs12 = get_shadow_vmcs12(vcpu);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * Ensure vmcs12 is up-to-date before any VMWRITE that dirties
+	 * vmcs12, else we may crush a field or consume a stale value.
+	 */
+	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu) && !is_shadow_field_rw(field))
+		copy_vmcs02_to_vmcs12_rare(vcpu, vmcs12);
 
 	offset = vmcs_field_to_offset(field);
 	if (offset < 0)