diff --git a/include/xhyve/vmm/intel/vmx_controls.h b/include/xhyve/vmm/intel/vmx_controls.h
index cd97cbb..e9496bb 100644
--- a/include/xhyve/vmm/intel/vmx_controls.h
+++ b/include/xhyve/vmm/intel/vmx_controls.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 #define	PROCBASED2_ENABLE_INVPCID		(1u << 12)
 #define	PROCBASED2_VMCS_SHADOW			(1u << 14)
 #define	PROCBASED2_RDSEED_EXITING		(1u << 16)
+#define	PROCBASED2_ENABLE_XSAVES_XRSTORS	(1u << 20)
 
 /* VM Exit Controls */
 #define	VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS	(1u << 2)
diff --git a/src/vmm/intel/vmx.c b/src/vmm/intel/vmx.c
index b5deaaa..72a3bf3 100644
--- a/src/vmm/intel/vmx.c
+++ b/src/vmm/intel/vmx.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 	 PROCBASED2_RDRAND_EXITING | \
 	 PROCBASED2_ENABLE_INVPCID /* FIXME */ | \
 	 PROCBASED2_RDSEED_EXITING | \
+	 PROCBASED2_ENABLE_XSAVES_XRSTORS | \
 	 PROCBASED2_VMCS_SHADOW )
 #define PINBASED_CTLS_ONE_SETTING \
 	(PINBASED_EXTINT_EXITING | \
@@ -102,12 +103,15 @@
 #define VM_ENTRY_CTLS_ZERO_SETTING \
 	(VM_ENTRY_INTO_SMM | \
 	 VM_ENTRY_DEACTIVATE_DUAL_MONITOR | \
+	 VM_ENTRY_LOAD_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL | \
 	 VM_ENTRY_GUEST_LMA)
 #define  VM_EXIT_CTLS_ONE_SETTING \
 	(VM_EXIT_HOST_LMA | \
 	 VM_EXIT_LOAD_EFER)
 #define VM_EXIT_CTLS_ZERO_SETTING \
-	(VM_EXIT_SAVE_PREEMPTION_TIMER)
+	(VM_EXIT_SAVE_PREEMPTION_TIMER | \
+	 VM_EXIT_SAVE_EFER | \
+	 VM_EXIT_LOAD_PERF_GLOBAL_CTRL)
 #define NMI_BLOCKING \
 	(VMCS_INTERRUPTIBILITY_NMI_BLOCKING | \
 	 VMCS_INTERRUPTIBILITY_MOVSS_BLOCKING)