diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 5a1faf3f043e37b780a5b25f8f89c51d9b3954b9..f4a555beef1908b78c9ad6992d4727d59d9c81ee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	struct kvm_mmu_memory_cache mmu_page_header_cache;
 
 	struct fpu guest_fpu;
+	bool eager_fpu;
 	u64 xcr0;
 	u64 guest_supported_xcr0;
 	u32 guest_xstate_size;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index 59b69f6a2844cdce101a69c3bb34eb7ccd30556f..1d08ad3582d07fd61cd03302eba547e3a997058b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/i387.h> /* For use_eager_fpu.  Ugh! */
+#include <asm/fpu-internal.h> /* For use_eager_fpu.  Ugh! */
 #include <asm/user.h>
 #include <asm/xsave.h>
 #include "cpuid.h"
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ int kvm_update_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (best && (best->eax & (F(XSAVES) | F(XSAVEC))))
 		best->ebx = xstate_required_size(vcpu->arch.xcr0, true);
 
+	vcpu->arch.eager_fpu = guest_cpuid_has_mpx(vcpu);
+
 	/*
 	 * The existing code assumes virtual address is 48-bit in the canonical
 	 * address checks; exit if it is ever changed.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
index c3b1ad9fca818befb9e5920f7eb7c0d2b703d245..496b3695d3d3c96fd2687b2b6bc013d9ee8d96e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
@@ -117,4 +117,12 @@ static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_rtm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	best = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 7, 0);
 	return best && (best->ebx & bit(X86_FEATURE_RTM));
 }
+
+static inline bool guest_cpuid_has_mpx(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *best;
+
+	best = kvm_find_cpuid_entry(vcpu, 7, 0);
+	return best && (best->ebx & bit(X86_FEATURE_MPX));
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 5f3818846465caa1b87f4a7afafec62ad8a02b89..ea306adbbc13603591d46d3f062cc20cf1bc37d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7060,7 +7060,9 @@ void kvm_put_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	fpu_save_init(&vcpu->arch.guest_fpu);
 	__kernel_fpu_end();
 	++vcpu->stat.fpu_reload;
-	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, vcpu);
+	if (!vcpu->arch.eager_fpu)
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, vcpu);
+
 	trace_kvm_fpu(0);
 }
 
@@ -7076,11 +7078,21 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_free(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm *kvm,
 						unsigned int id)
 {
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+
 	if (check_tsc_unstable() && atomic_read(&kvm->online_vcpus) != 0)
 		printk_once(KERN_WARNING
 		"kvm: SMP vm created on host with unstable TSC; "
 		"guest TSC will not be reliable\n");
-	return kvm_x86_ops->vcpu_create(kvm, id);
+
+	vcpu = kvm_x86_ops->vcpu_create(kvm, id);
+
+	/*
+	 * Activate fpu unconditionally in case the guest needs eager FPU.  It will be
+	 * deactivated soon if it doesn't.
+	 */
+	kvm_x86_ops->fpu_activate(vcpu);
+	return vcpu;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)