diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c
index fb2f7e10e8bc..a05846a524d9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mtrr.c
@@ -199,6 +199,18 @@ int kvm_mtrr_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 *pdata)
 {
 	u64 *p = (u64 *)&vcpu->arch.mtrr_state.fixed_ranges;
 
+	/* MSR_MTRRcap is a readonly MSR. */
+	if (msr == MSR_MTRRcap) {
+		/*
+		 * SMRR = 0
+		 * WC = 1
+		 * FIX = 1
+		 * VCNT = KVM_NR_VAR_MTRR
+		 */
+		*pdata = 0x500 | KVM_NR_VAR_MTRR;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!msr_mtrr_valid(msr))
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index e2bc79821b45..fb6c9a11b5c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2443,8 +2443,6 @@ int kvm_get_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		msr_info->data = 0x100000000ULL;
 		break;
 	case MSR_MTRRcap:
-		msr_info->data = 0x500 | KVM_NR_VAR_MTRR;
-		break;
 	case 0x200 ... 0x2ff:
 		return kvm_mtrr_get_msr(vcpu, msr_info->index, &msr_info->data);
 	case 0xcd: /* fsb frequency */