diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index e0572ec7853f..cdebeceedbd0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -6666,7 +6666,8 @@ void nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs, u32 ept_caps)
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_INVPCID |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_RDSEED_EXITING |
 		SECONDARY_EXEC_XSAVES |
-		SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING;
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING |
+		SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE;
 
 	/*
 	 * We can emulate "VMCS shadowing," even if the hardware