diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 50d2ecf9e98b..1d06b8fc15a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -3168,6 +3168,15 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
 		 */
 		data &= ~GENMASK(5, 2);
 
+		/*
+		 * Suppress BTF as KVM doesn't virtualize BTF, but there's no
+		 * way to communicate lack of support to the guest.
+		 */
+		if (data & DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF) {
+			kvm_pr_unimpl_wrmsr(vcpu, MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, data);
+			data &= ~DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
+		}
+
 		if (data & DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS)
 			return 1;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 3899227f18cf..81f00177f501 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static inline bool is_vnmi_enabled(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 /* svm.c */
 #define MSR_INVALID				0xffffffffU
 
-#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~(DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF | DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR))
+#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~DEBUGCTLMSR_LBR)
 
 extern bool dump_invalid_vmcb;