diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 874607ae0583..5a8691b0ed76 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4730,7 +4730,6 @@ static void emulator_set_segment(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, u16 selector,
 	if (desc->g)
 		var.limit = (var.limit << 12) | 0xfff;
 	var.type = desc->type;
-	var.present = desc->p;
 	var.dpl = desc->dpl;
 	var.db = desc->d;
 	var.s = desc->s;