diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index f18f3a9f094355ca3214608b37e6422fdf4bb3d1..d93c715cda6ab3002d933f6b7111375f03d4fbd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -6882,7 +6882,8 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf, u32 ept_caps)
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_INVPCID |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_RDSEED_EXITING |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES |
-		SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING;
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING |
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can emulate "VMCS shadowing," even if the hardware