diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
index 0cb49c4564b0..6e2874049afd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/spec-ctrl.h
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
  * the guest has, while on VMEXIT we restore the host view. This
  * would be easier if SPEC_CTRL were architecturally maskable or
  * shadowable for guests but this is not (currently) the case.
- * Takes the guest view of SPEC_CTRL MSR as a parameter.
+ * Takes the guest view of SPEC_CTRL MSR as a parameter and also
+ * the guest's version of VIRT_SPEC_CTRL, if emulated.
  */
-extern void x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(u64);
-extern void x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(u64);
+extern void x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(u64 guest_spec_ctrl,
+				    u64 guest_virt_spec_ctrl);
+extern void x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(u64 guest_spec_ctrl,
+				       u64 guest_virt_spec_ctrl);
 
 /* AMD specific Speculative Store Bypass MSR data */
 extern u64 x86_amd_ls_cfg_base;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
index 9be729267794..a1c98fda0878 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c
@@ -149,7 +149,15 @@ u64 x86_spec_ctrl_get_default(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_get_default);
 
-void x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(u64 guest_spec_ctrl)
+/**
+ * x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest - Set speculation control registers for the guest
+ * @guest_spec_ctrl:		The guest content of MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+ * @guest_virt_spec_ctrl:	The guest controlled bits of MSR_VIRT_SPEC_CTRL
+ *				(may get translated to MSR_AMD64_LS_CFG bits)
+ *
+ * Avoids writing to the MSR if the content/bits are the same
+ */
+void x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(u64 guest_spec_ctrl, u64 guest_virt_spec_ctrl)
 {
 	u64 host = x86_spec_ctrl_base;
 
@@ -166,7 +174,15 @@ void x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(u64 guest_spec_ctrl)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest);
 
-void x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(u64 guest_spec_ctrl)
+/**
+ * x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host - Restore host speculation control registers
+ * @guest_spec_ctrl:		The guest content of MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+ * @guest_virt_spec_ctrl:	The guest controlled bits of MSR_VIRT_SPEC_CTRL
+ *				(may get translated to MSR_AMD64_LS_CFG bits)
+ *
+ * Avoids writing to the MSR if the content/bits are the same
+ */
+void x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(u64 guest_spec_ctrl, u64 guest_virt_spec_ctrl)
 {
 	u64 host = x86_spec_ctrl_base;