diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/governed_features.h b/arch/x86/kvm/governed_features.h
index f01a95fd0071..3a4c0e40e1e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/governed_features.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/governed_features.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE(VMX)
 KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE(NRIPS)
 KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE(TSCRATEMSR)
 KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE(V_VMSAVE_VMLOAD)
+KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE(LBRV)
 
 #undef KVM_GOVERNED_X86_FEATURE
 #undef KVM_GOVERNED_FEATURE
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 24d47ebeb0e0..f50f74b1a04e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct vmcb *vmcb12
 	bool new_vmcb12 = false;
 	struct vmcb *vmcb01 = svm->vmcb01.ptr;
 	struct vmcb *vmcb02 = svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr;
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
 
 	nested_vmcb02_compute_g_pat(svm);
 
@@ -577,18 +578,18 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct vmcb *vmcb12
 		vmcb_mark_dirty(vmcb02, VMCB_DT);
 	}
 
-	kvm_set_rflags(&svm->vcpu, vmcb12->save.rflags | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
+	kvm_set_rflags(vcpu, vmcb12->save.rflags | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED);
 
-	svm_set_efer(&svm->vcpu, svm->nested.save.efer);
+	svm_set_efer(vcpu, svm->nested.save.efer);
 
-	svm_set_cr0(&svm->vcpu, svm->nested.save.cr0);
-	svm_set_cr4(&svm->vcpu, svm->nested.save.cr4);
+	svm_set_cr0(vcpu, svm->nested.save.cr0);
+	svm_set_cr4(vcpu, svm->nested.save.cr4);
 
 	svm->vcpu.arch.cr2 = vmcb12->save.cr2;
 
-	kvm_rax_write(&svm->vcpu, vmcb12->save.rax);
-	kvm_rsp_write(&svm->vcpu, vmcb12->save.rsp);
-	kvm_rip_write(&svm->vcpu, vmcb12->save.rip);
+	kvm_rax_write(vcpu, vmcb12->save.rax);
+	kvm_rsp_write(vcpu, vmcb12->save.rsp);
+	kvm_rip_write(vcpu, vmcb12->save.rip);
 
 	/* In case we don't even reach vcpu_run, the fields are not updated */
 	vmcb02->save.rax = vmcb12->save.rax;
@@ -602,7 +603,8 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct vmcb *vmcb12
 		vmcb_mark_dirty(vmcb02, VMCB_DR);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(svm->lbrv_enabled && (svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))) {
+	if (unlikely(guest_can_use(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV) &&
+		     (svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))) {
 		/*
 		 * Reserved bits of DEBUGCTL are ignored.  Be consistent with
 		 * svm_set_msr's definition of reserved bits.
@@ -734,7 +736,7 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
 
 	vmcb02->control.virt_ext            = vmcb01->control.virt_ext &
 					      LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;
-	if (svm->lbrv_enabled)
+	if (guest_can_use(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV))
 		vmcb02->control.virt_ext  |=
 			(svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK);
 
@@ -1065,7 +1067,8 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	if (!nested_exit_on_intr(svm))
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, &svm->vcpu);
 
-	if (unlikely(svm->lbrv_enabled && (svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))) {
+	if (unlikely(guest_can_use(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV) &&
+		     (svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))) {
 		svm_copy_lbrs(vmcb12, vmcb02);
 		svm_update_lbrv(vcpu);
 	} else if (unlikely(vmcb01->control.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK)) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 39a69c1786ea..a83fa6df7c04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -984,9 +984,11 @@ void svm_update_lbrv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	bool current_enable_lbrv = !!(svm->vmcb->control.virt_ext &
 				      LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK);
 
-	if (unlikely(is_guest_mode(vcpu) && svm->lbrv_enabled))
+	if (unlikely(is_guest_mode(vcpu) &&
+		     guest_can_use(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV))) {
 		if (unlikely(svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))
 			enable_lbrv = true;
+	}
 
 	if (enable_lbrv == current_enable_lbrv)
 		return;
@@ -4221,8 +4223,7 @@ static void svm_vcpu_after_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	kvm_governed_feature_check_and_set(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_NRIPS);
 	kvm_governed_feature_check_and_set(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_TSCRATEMSR);
-
-	svm->lbrv_enabled = lbrv && guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV);
+	kvm_governed_feature_check_and_set(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV);
 
 	/*
 	 * Intercept VMLOAD if the vCPU mode is Intel in order to emulate that
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index b475241df6dc..0e21823e8a19 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ struct vcpu_svm {
 	bool soft_int_injected;
 
 	/* optional nested SVM features that are enabled for this guest  */
-	bool lbrv_enabled                 : 1;
 	bool pause_filter_enabled         : 1;
 	bool pause_threshold_enabled      : 1;
 	bool vgif_enabled                 : 1;
