diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
index b1f8731721b961d7ec0d0c8dbd4e731764263f7c..471baecb7772a86f4f801fcb58206877736ae396 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/dirty_log_test.c
@@ -740,9 +740,6 @@ static void run_test(enum vm_guest_mode mode, unsigned long iterations,
 	/* Cache the HVA pointer of the region */
 	host_test_mem = addr_gpa2hva(vm, (vm_paddr_t)guest_test_phys_mem);
 
-#ifdef __x86_64__
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
-#endif
 	ucall_init(vm, NULL);
 
 	/* Export the shared variables to the guest */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
index 2618052057b1932495b9ab325a4d0013bf800889..239421e4f6b813088ecc2231c2d4a9296a7ee3d2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/perf_test_util.h
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ static void add_vcpus(struct kvm_vm *vm, int vcpus, uint64_t vcpu_memory_bytes)
 
 		vm_vcpu_add_default(vm, vcpu_id, guest_code);
 
-#ifdef __x86_64__
-		vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, vcpu_id, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
-#endif
-
 		vcpu_args->vcpu_id = vcpu_id;
 		vcpu_args->gva = guest_test_virt_mem +
 				 (vcpu_id * vcpu_memory_bytes);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index df2035ac54a63f35f58841ba00aae33eec8e87f1..b2c426adb87f83ba08e545f977a3ac3f54933a24 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -311,8 +311,15 @@ struct kvm_vm *vm_create_with_vcpus(enum vm_guest_mode mode, uint32_t nr_vcpus,
 	vm_create_irqchip(vm);
 #endif
 
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_vcpus; ++i)
-		vm_vcpu_add_default(vm, vcpuids ? vcpuids[i] : i, guest_code);
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_vcpus; ++i) {
+		uint32_t vcpuid = vcpuids ? vcpuids[i] : i;
+
+		vm_vcpu_add_default(vm, vcpuid, guest_code);
+
+#ifdef __x86_64__
+		vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, vcpuid, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
+#endif
+	}
 
 	return vm;
 }
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_memory_region_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_memory_region_test.c
index b3ece55a2da6997f78e73c8cd2e9edd48e66be52..5fa5823661da4f8eaf9aae15260e23901e11b36f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_memory_region_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/set_memory_region_test.c
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ static struct kvm_vm *spawn_vm(pthread_t *vcpu_thread, void *guest_code)
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
-
 	vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, VM_MEM_SRC_ANONYMOUS_THP,
 				    MEM_REGION_GPA, MEM_REGION_SLOT,
 				    MEM_REGION_SIZE / getpagesize(), 0);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
index 140e91901582b0aae1e0bca41c237cc106f2fd1f..f40fd097cb35939043eb574e1b9d067186fdd1d9 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/cr4_cpuid_sync_test.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	while (1) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/debug_regs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/debug_regs.c
index 2fc6b3af81a11e9da49d3285faa6bd26ef91f3e2..6097a8283377ff1fe74a417508efb661932ee798 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/debug_regs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/debug_regs.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ int main(void)
 	}
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	/* Test software BPs - int3 */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
index 757928199f19a8bfe91abc52adad6f506678fbef..37b8a78f6b74a6b1290d6d492139006b0c03de7d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/evmcs_test.c
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
-
 	if (!nested_vmx_supported() ||
 	    !kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE) ||
 	    !kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_HYPERV_ENLIGHTENED_VMCS)) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smm_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smm_test.c
index ae39a220609f525acb26f615f5896e526768e8e0..613c42c5a9b8d3ad1dc4003320556f1d44704652 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smm_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/smm_test.c
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
 
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
-
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	vm_userspace_mem_region_add(vm, VM_MEM_SRC_ANONYMOUS, SMRAM_GPA,
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
index f6c8b9042f8abd5426860c7e79d44fa885b240ee..32854c1462ad2cf1156e23873c2d11299eaa6728 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/state_test.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs1);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_vmcall_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_vmcall_test.c
index 0e1adb4e3199f4b2cd37067623e4534c401df1f9..be2ca157485b67d610d7227a6d182c32b56c9e82 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_vmcall_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/svm_vmcall_test.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	nested_svm_check_supported();
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, (void *) l1_guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	vcpu_alloc_svm(vm, &svm_gva);
 	vcpu_args_set(vm, VCPU_ID, 1, svm_gva);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/tsc_msrs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/tsc_msrs_test.c
index f8e761149daac29288c68db7c4dfbb9e4d24af72..e357d8e222d4722f639f698dcfc66c8c5ea52245 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/tsc_msrs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/tsc_msrs_test.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ int main(void)
 	uint64_t val;
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	val = 0;
 	ASSERT_EQ(rounded_host_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_TSC), val);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/user_msr_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/user_msr_test.c
index f2a667ca49c1f5a3dcc7a0725471f1513e60fcdb..fe88b98908ee13ec6d39b6fb063f6be4081bb7d0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/user_msr_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/user_msr_test.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	rc = kvm_check_cap(KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_apic_access_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_apic_access_test.c
index 1f65342d6cb72a28696c1ed33a7e8ca081b79bbf..d14888b34adb3abf512c467a7ff2c01c5080fd69 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_apic_access_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_apic_access_test.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	nested_vmx_check_supported();
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, (void *) l1_guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	kvm_get_cpu_address_width(&paddr_width, &vaddr_width);
 	high_gpa = (1ul << paddr_width) - getpagesize();
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_close_while_nested_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_close_while_nested_test.c
index fe40ade06a4909bea668b76d73855855da166feb..2835a17f1b7ad96f3690177ef27890e66555f70c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_close_while_nested_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_close_while_nested_test.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	nested_vmx_check_supported();
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, (void *) l1_guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	/* Allocate VMX pages and shared descriptors (vmx_pages). */
 	vcpu_alloc_vmx(vm, &vmx_pages_gva);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_dirty_log_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_dirty_log_test.c
index e894a638a155c1d7a0fa1e711cb615c3f454c6af..537de106855449471b71a60f089d5484efbfebe3 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_dirty_log_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_dirty_log_test.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, l1_guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	vmx = vcpu_alloc_vmx(vm, &vmx_pages_gva);
 	vcpu_args_set(vm, VCPU_ID, 1, vmx_pages_gva);
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_preemption_timer_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_preemption_timer_test.c
index 25b783070d214d1eef7f9c8180ccfb963f6ed8a4..a07480aed397b92129bb40eaea17e7394a586e95 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_preemption_timer_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_preemption_timer_test.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	/* Create VM */
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
 
 	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs1);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c
index d59f3eb67c8f55a075fe05c055e8018a72257db2..5827b9bae4682c178d497a61ef9fdae8d3db204c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_set_nested_state_test.c
@@ -244,6 +244,22 @@ void test_vmx_nested_state(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 	free(state);
 }
 
+void disable_vmx(struct kvm_vm *vm)
+{
+	struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid = kvm_get_supported_cpuid();
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cpuid->nent; ++i)
+		if (cpuid->entries[i].function == 1 &&
+		    cpuid->entries[i].index == 0)
+			break;
+	TEST_ASSERT(i != cpuid->nent, "CPUID function 1 not found");
+
+	cpuid->entries[i].ecx &= ~CPUID_VMX;
+	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, cpuid);
+	cpuid->entries[i].ecx |= CPUID_VMX;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
@@ -264,6 +280,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * First run tests with VMX disabled to check error handling.
+	 */
+	disable_vmx(vm);
+
 	/* Passing a NULL kvm_nested_state causes a EFAULT. */
 	test_nested_state_expect_efault(vm, NULL);
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
index fbe8417cbc2c36ed648dc8607c1e99cf23caf7c7..7e33a350b053a53fc0644d6f31bb857b4fa993f6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/vmx_tsc_adjust_test.c
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	nested_vmx_check_supported();
 
 	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, (void *) l1_guest_code);
-	vcpu_set_cpuid(vm, VCPU_ID, kvm_get_supported_cpuid());
 
 	/* Allocate VMX pages and shared descriptors (vmx_pages). */
 	vcpu_alloc_vmx(vm, &vmx_pages_gva);