diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
index 283bdb7071af604453e081f30baec3bcdd938dac..f486e260624740e8fd57683b001beb4737593c60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ extern bool __read_mostly enable_ept;
 extern bool __read_mostly enable_unrestricted_guest;
 extern bool __read_mostly enable_ept_ad_bits;
 extern bool __read_mostly enable_pml;
+extern bool __read_mostly enable_apicv;
 extern int __read_mostly pt_mode;
 
 #define PT_MODE_SYSTEM		0
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index a5757b0b80f989d10ad69418ba4fcdd549cbd59f..2b3ba7d27be430ccc18d8f5b429a768b0546b51a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5949,8 +5949,7 @@ void nested_vmx_set_vmcs_shadowing_bitmap(void)
  * bit in the high half is on if the corresponding bit in the control field
  * may be on. See also vmx_control_verify().
  */
-void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps,
-				bool apicv)
+void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Note that as a general rule, the high half of the MSRs (bits in
@@ -5977,7 +5976,7 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps,
 		PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK |
 		PIN_BASED_NMI_EXITING |
 		PIN_BASED_VIRTUAL_NMIS |
-		(apicv ? PIN_BASED_POSTED_INTR : 0);
+		(enable_apicv ? PIN_BASED_POSTED_INTR : 0);
 	msrs->pinbased_ctls_high |=
 		PIN_BASED_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR |
 		PIN_BASED_VMX_PREEMPTION_TIMER;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
index fc874d4ead0f07613eaa95880ee623f490e04418..1c5fbff45d69035f05fa59be7fd9c6d0290d79d3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ enum nvmx_vmentry_status {
 };
 
 void vmx_leave_nested(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps,
-				bool apicv);
+void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps);
 void nested_vmx_hardware_unsetup(void);
 __init int nested_vmx_hardware_setup(int (*exit_handlers[])(struct kvm_vcpu *));
 void nested_vmx_set_vmcs_shadowing_bitmap(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 63ccc435a6026b0c2d2b72908534185bb116e356..404dafedd778a0bfca0df4e301521507116df69d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module_param(emulate_invalid_guest_state, bool, S_IRUGO);
 static bool __read_mostly fasteoi = 1;
 module_param(fasteoi, bool, S_IRUGO);
 
-static bool __read_mostly enable_apicv = 1;
+bool __read_mostly enable_apicv = 1;
 module_param(enable_apicv, bool, S_IRUGO);
 
 /*
@@ -6769,8 +6769,7 @@ static int vmx_create_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	if (nested)
 		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmx->nested.msrs,
-					   vmx_capability.ept,
-					   kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu));
+					   vmx_capability.ept);
 	else
 		memset(&vmx->nested.msrs, 0, sizeof(vmx->nested.msrs));
 
@@ -6851,8 +6850,7 @@ static int __init vmx_check_processor_compat(void)
 	if (setup_vmcs_config(&vmcs_conf, &vmx_cap) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
 	if (nested)
-		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_conf.nested, vmx_cap.ept,
-					   enable_apicv);
+		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_conf.nested, vmx_cap.ept);
 	if (memcmp(&vmcs_config, &vmcs_conf, sizeof(struct vmcs_config)) != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "kvm: CPU %d feature inconsistency!\n",
 				smp_processor_id());
@@ -7714,7 +7712,7 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void)
 
 	if (nested) {
 		nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(&vmcs_config.nested,
-					   vmx_capability.ept, enable_apicv);
+					   vmx_capability.ept);
 
 		r = nested_vmx_hardware_setup(kvm_vmx_exit_handlers);
 		if (r)