diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 29d9b078ce69..3b92db412335 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4603,7 +4603,8 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = -EINVAL;
 		user_tsc_khz = (u32)arg;
 
-		if (user_tsc_khz >= kvm_max_guest_tsc_khz)
+		if (kvm_has_tsc_control &&
+		    user_tsc_khz >= kvm_max_guest_tsc_khz)
 			goto out;
 
 		if (user_tsc_khz == 0)