diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 7f4f9c2..0b7d58d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -2770,12 +2770,6 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int invalid_op_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
-{
-	kvm_queue_exception(&svm->vcpu, UD_VECTOR);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int task_switch_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
 	u16 tss_selector;
@@ -3287,6 +3281,24 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int nop_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	skip_emulated_instruction(&(svm->vcpu));
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int monitor_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	printk_once(KERN_WARNING "kvm: MONITOR instruction emulated as NOP!\n");
+	return nop_interception(svm);
+}
+
+static int mwait_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	printk_once(KERN_WARNING "kvm: MWAIT instruction emulated as NOP!\n");
+	return nop_interception(svm);
+}
+
 static int (*const svm_exit_handlers[])(struct vcpu_svm *svm) = {
 	[SVM_EXIT_READ_CR0]			= cr_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_READ_CR3]			= cr_interception,
@@ -3344,8 +3356,8 @@
 	[SVM_EXIT_CLGI]				= clgi_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_SKINIT]			= skinit_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_WBINVD]                       = emulate_on_interception,
-	[SVM_EXIT_MONITOR]			= invalid_op_interception,
-	[SVM_EXIT_MWAIT]			= invalid_op_interception,
+	[SVM_EXIT_MONITOR]			= monitor_interception,
+	[SVM_EXIT_MWAIT]			= mwait_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_XSETBV]			= xsetbv_interception,
 	[SVM_EXIT_NPF]				= pf_interception,
 };