diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 834a7bf25e4..49079a46687 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1121,9 +1121,9 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int is_efer_nx(void)
 {
-	u64 efer;
+	unsigned long long efer = 0;
 
-	rdmsrl(MSR_EFER, efer);
+	rdmsrl_safe(MSR_EFER, &efer);
 	return efer & EFER_NX;
 }