diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 0d9bf0b36d37..aa7e2ba6fb5a 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -712,6 +712,8 @@ static void enter_rmode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	vmcs_write32(GUEST_CS_AR_BYTES, 0xf3);
 	vmcs_write32(GUEST_CS_LIMIT, 0xffff);
+	if (vmcs_readl(GUEST_CS_BASE) == 0xffff0000)
+		vmcs_writel(GUEST_CS_BASE, 0xf0000);
 	vmcs_write16(GUEST_CS_SELECTOR, vmcs_readl(GUEST_CS_BASE) >> 4);
 
 	fix_rmode_seg(VCPU_SREG_ES, &vcpu->rmode.es);