diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
index 14824fc78f7e..d1163f64d732 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/svm.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ struct __attribute__ ((__packed__)) vmcb_control_area {
 #define AVIC_ENABLE_SHIFT 31
 #define AVIC_ENABLE_MASK (1 << AVIC_ENABLE_SHIFT)
 
+#define LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK BIT_ULL(0)
+
 #define SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK 1
 
 #define SVM_IOIO_STR_SHIFT 2
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 3da42d7c629e..6e72127c0d0e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static void svm_enable_lbrv(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
 	u32 *msrpm = svm->msrpm;
 
-	svm->vmcb->control.lbr_ctl = 1;
+	svm->vmcb->control.lbr_ctl |= LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHFROMIP, 1, 1);
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHTOIP, 1, 1);
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTINTFROMIP, 1, 1);
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ static void svm_disable_lbrv(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
 	u32 *msrpm = svm->msrpm;
 
-	svm->vmcb->control.lbr_ctl = 0;
+	svm->vmcb->control.lbr_ctl &= ~LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHFROMIP, 0, 0);
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHTOIP, 0, 0);
 	set_msr_interception(msrpm, MSR_IA32_LASTINTFROMIP, 0, 0);