diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 64f2828..9c94153 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2591,8 +2591,10 @@
 
 	if ((vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL) &&
 	    WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_set_msr(vcpu, MSR_CORE_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL,
-				     vmcs12->guest_ia32_perf_global_ctrl)))
+				     vmcs12->guest_ia32_perf_global_ctrl))) {
+		*entry_failure_code = ENTRY_FAIL_DEFAULT;
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	kvm_rsp_write(vcpu, vmcs12->guest_rsp);
 	kvm_rip_write(vcpu, vmcs12->guest_rip);