diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 95396e4cb3dad5..f9dfb2d62053ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -1727,6 +1727,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops {
 	void (*enable_nmi_window)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	void (*enable_irq_window)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 	void (*update_cr8_intercept)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int tpr, int irr);
+
+	const bool x2apic_icr_is_split;
 	const unsigned long required_apicv_inhibits;
 	bool allow_apicv_in_x2apic_without_x2apic_virtualization;
 	void (*refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 63be07d7c7820c..c7180cb5f4640d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -2471,11 +2471,25 @@ int kvm_x2apic_icr_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u64 data)
 	data &= ~APIC_ICR_BUSY;
 
 	kvm_apic_send_ipi(apic, (u32)data, (u32)(data >> 32));
-	kvm_lapic_set_reg64(apic, APIC_ICR, data);
+	if (kvm_x86_ops.x2apic_icr_is_split) {
+		kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ICR, data);
+		kvm_lapic_set_reg(apic, APIC_ICR2, data >> 32);
+	} else {
+		kvm_lapic_set_reg64(apic, APIC_ICR, data);
+	}
 	trace_kvm_apic_write(APIC_ICR, data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static u64 kvm_x2apic_icr_read(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
+{
+	if (kvm_x86_ops.x2apic_icr_is_split)
+		return (u64)kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_ICR) |
+		       (u64)kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, APIC_ICR2) << 32;
+
+	return kvm_lapic_get_reg64(apic, APIC_ICR);
+}
+
 /* emulate APIC access in a trap manner */
 void kvm_apic_write_nodecode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 offset)
 {
@@ -2493,7 +2507,7 @@ void kvm_apic_write_nodecode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 offset)
 	 * maybe-unecessary write, and both are in the noise anyways.
 	 */
 	if (apic_x2apic_mode(apic) && offset == APIC_ICR)
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_x2apic_icr_write(apic, kvm_lapic_get_reg64(apic, APIC_ICR)));
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_x2apic_icr_write(apic, kvm_x2apic_icr_read(apic)));
 	else
 		kvm_lapic_reg_write(apic, offset, kvm_lapic_get_reg(apic, offset));
 }
@@ -3013,18 +3027,22 @@ static int kvm_apic_state_fixup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 		/*
 		 * In x2APIC mode, the LDR is fixed and based on the id.  And
-		 * ICR is internally a single 64-bit register, but needs to be
-		 * split to ICR+ICR2 in userspace for backwards compatibility.
+		 * if the ICR is _not_ split, ICR is internally a single 64-bit
+		 * register, but needs to be split to ICR+ICR2 in userspace for
+		 * backwards compatibility.
 		 */
-		if (set) {
+		if (set)
 			*ldr = kvm_apic_calc_x2apic_ldr(x2apic_id);
 
-			icr = __kvm_lapic_get_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR) |
-			      (u64)__kvm_lapic_get_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR2) << 32;
-			__kvm_lapic_set_reg64(s->regs, APIC_ICR, icr);
-		} else {
-			icr = __kvm_lapic_get_reg64(s->regs, APIC_ICR);
-			__kvm_lapic_set_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR2, icr >> 32);
+		if (!kvm_x86_ops.x2apic_icr_is_split) {
+			if (set) {
+				icr = __kvm_lapic_get_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR) |
+				      (u64)__kvm_lapic_get_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR2) << 32;
+				__kvm_lapic_set_reg64(s->regs, APIC_ICR, icr);
+			} else {
+				icr = __kvm_lapic_get_reg64(s->regs, APIC_ICR);
+				__kvm_lapic_set_reg(s->regs, APIC_ICR2, icr >> 32);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -3222,7 +3240,7 @@ static int kvm_lapic_msr_read(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u64 *data)
 	u32 low;
 
 	if (reg == APIC_ICR) {
-		*data = kvm_lapic_get_reg64(apic, APIC_ICR);
+		*data = kvm_x2apic_icr_read(apic);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index d8cfe8f2332766..eb3de01602b96d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -5053,6 +5053,8 @@ static struct kvm_x86_ops svm_x86_ops __initdata = {
 	.enable_nmi_window = svm_enable_nmi_window,
 	.enable_irq_window = svm_enable_irq_window,
 	.update_cr8_intercept = svm_update_cr8_intercept,
+
+	.x2apic_icr_is_split = true,
 	.set_virtual_apic_mode = avic_refresh_virtual_apic_mode,
 	.refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl = avic_refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl,
 	.apicv_post_state_restore = avic_apicv_post_state_restore,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/main.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/main.c
index 4f6023a0deb34e..0a094ebad4b152 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/main.c
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct kvm_x86_ops vt_x86_ops __initdata = {
 	.enable_nmi_window = vmx_enable_nmi_window,
 	.enable_irq_window = vmx_enable_irq_window,
 	.update_cr8_intercept = vmx_update_cr8_intercept,
+
+	.x2apic_icr_is_split = false,
 	.set_virtual_apic_mode = vmx_set_virtual_apic_mode,
 	.set_apic_access_page_addr = vmx_set_apic_access_page_addr,
 	.refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl = vmx_refresh_apicv_exec_ctrl,