diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 32e6f33c2c45..ec8803bdc575 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5787,6 +5787,9 @@ static bool nested_vmx_l0_wants_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		else if (is_breakpoint(intr_info) &&
 			 vcpu->guest_debug & KVM_GUESTDBG_USE_SW_BP)
 			return true;
+		else if (is_alignment_check(intr_info) &&
+			 !vmx_guest_inject_ac(vcpu))
+			return true;
 		return false;
 	case EXIT_REASON_EXTERNAL_INTERRUPT:
 		return true;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs.h
index 1472c6c376f7..571d9ad80a59 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs.h
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ static inline bool is_gp_fault(u32 intr_info)
 	return is_exception_n(intr_info, GP_VECTOR);
 }
 
+static inline bool is_alignment_check(u32 intr_info)
+{
+	return is_exception_n(intr_info, AC_VECTOR);
+}
+
 static inline bool is_machine_check(u32 intr_info)
 {
 	return is_exception_n(intr_info, MC_VECTOR);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 45877364e682..de24d3826788 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -4755,7 +4755,7 @@ static int handle_machine_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  *  - Guest has #AC detection enabled in CR0
  *  - Guest EFLAGS has AC bit set
  */
-static inline bool guest_inject_ac(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+bool vmx_guest_inject_ac(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_DETECT))
 		return true;
@@ -4864,7 +4864,7 @@ static int handle_exception_nmi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		kvm_run->debug.arch.exception = ex_no;
 		break;
 	case AC_VECTOR:
-		if (guest_inject_ac(vcpu)) {
+		if (vmx_guest_inject_ac(vcpu)) {
 			kvm_queue_exception_e(vcpu, AC_VECTOR, error_code);
 			return 1;
 		}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index ae3a89ac0600..73d87d44b657 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ void vmx_set_segment(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_segment *var, int seg);
 u64 construct_eptp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long root_hpa,
 		   int root_level);
 
+bool vmx_guest_inject_ac(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void update_exception_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vmx_update_msr_bitmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool vmx_nmi_blocked(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);