diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 7220ab210dcf..b71277405ae1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -5675,6 +5675,35 @@ static int set_nx_huge_pages(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void kvm_set_mmio_spte_mask(void)
+{
+	u64 mask;
+	int maxphyaddr = boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits;
+
+	/*
+	 * Set the reserved bits and the present bit of an paging-structure
+	 * entry to generate page fault with PFER.RSV = 1.
+	 */
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask the uppermost physical address bit, which would be reserved as
+	 * long as the supported physical address width is less than 52.
+	 */
+	mask = 1ull << 51;
+
+	/* Set the present bit. */
+	mask |= 1ull;
+
+	/*
+	 * If reserved bit is not supported, clear the present bit to disable
+	 * mmio page fault.
+	 */
+	if (maxphyaddr == 52)
+		mask &= ~1ull;
+
+	kvm_mmu_set_mmio_spte_mask(mask, mask);
+}
+
 int kvm_mmu_module_init(void)
 {
 	if (nx_huge_pages == -1)
@@ -5682,6 +5711,8 @@ int kvm_mmu_module_init(void)
 
 	kvm_mmu_reset_all_pte_masks();
 
+	kvm_set_mmio_spte_mask();
+
 	pte_list_desc_cache = kmem_cache_create("pte_list_desc",
 					    sizeof(struct pte_list_desc),
 					    0, SLAB_ACCOUNT, NULL);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 1477e23827c2..3401061a2231 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6291,35 +6291,6 @@ void kvm_after_handle_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_after_handle_nmi);
 
-static void kvm_set_mmio_spte_mask(void)
-{
-	u64 mask;
-	int maxphyaddr = boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits;
-
-	/*
-	 * Set the reserved bits and the present bit of an paging-structure
-	 * entry to generate page fault with PFER.RSV = 1.
-	 */
-
-	/*
-	 * Mask the uppermost physical address bit, which would be reserved as
-	 * long as the supported physical address width is less than 52.
-	 */
-	mask = 1ull << 51;
-
-	/* Set the present bit. */
-	mask |= 1ull;
-
-	/*
-	 * If reserved bit is not supported, clear the present bit to disable
-	 * mmio page fault.
-	 */
-	if (maxphyaddr == 52)
-		mask &= ~1ull;
-
-	kvm_mmu_set_mmio_spte_mask(mask, mask);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 static void pvclock_gtod_update_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
@@ -6397,8 +6368,6 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 	if (r)
 		goto out_free_percpu;
 
-	kvm_set_mmio_spte_mask();
-
 	kvm_x86_ops = ops;
 
 	kvm_mmu_set_mask_ptes(PT_USER_MASK, PT_ACCESSED_MASK,