diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
index 6bf20b4a2841..603fba494a0b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ struct hpte_cache {
 };
 
 struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s {
-	struct kvm_vcpu vcpu;
-	struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu *shadow_vcpu;
 	struct kvmppc_sid_map sid_map[SID_MAP_NUM];
 	struct {
 		u64 esid;
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ extern int kvmppc_h_pr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cmd);
 
 static inline struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *to_book3s(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return container_of(vcpu, struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s, vcpu);
+	return vcpu->arch.book3s;
 }
 
 extern void kvm_return_point(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_32.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_32.h
index ce0ef6ce8f86..c720e0b3238d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_book3s_32.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 static inline struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu *svcpu_get(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	return to_book3s(vcpu)->shadow_vcpu;
+	return vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu;
 }
 
 static inline void svcpu_put(struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu *svcpu)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0fe48729d07d..404dbc81434d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ struct lppaca;
 struct slb_shadow;
 struct dtl_entry;
 
+struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s;
+struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu;
+
 struct kvm_vm_stat {
 	u32 remote_tlb_flush;
 };
@@ -408,6 +411,10 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	int slb_max;		/* 1 + index of last valid entry in slb[] */
 	int slb_nr;		/* total number of entries in SLB */
 	struct kvmppc_mmu mmu;
+	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *book3s;
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
+	struct kvmppc_book3s_shadow_vcpu *shadow_vcpu;
 #endif
 
 	ulong gpr[32];
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
index 856af988ad59..b14af6d09347 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
@@ -111,10 +111,11 @@ static void kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_reset_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvmppc_set_msr(vcpu, 0);
 }
 
-static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_pteg(struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s,
+static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_pteg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				      u32 sre, gva_t eaddr,
 				      bool primary)
 {
+	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	u32 page, hash, pteg, htabmask;
 	hva_t r;
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_pteg(struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3
 		kvmppc_get_pc(&vcpu_book3s->vcpu), eaddr, vcpu_book3s->sdr1, pteg,
 		sr_vsid(sre));
 
-	r = gfn_to_hva(vcpu_book3s->vcpu.kvm, pteg >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	r = gfn_to_hva(vcpu->kvm, pteg >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 	if (kvm_is_error_hva(r))
 		return r;
 	return r | (pteg & ~PAGE_MASK);
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_xlate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 				     struct kvmppc_pte *pte, bool data,
 				     bool primary)
 {
-	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	u32 sre;
 	hva_t ptegp;
 	u32 pteg[16];
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_xlate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 
 	pte->vpage = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_ea_to_vp(vcpu, eaddr, data);
 
-	ptegp = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_pteg(vcpu_book3s, sre, eaddr, primary);
+	ptegp = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_get_pteg(vcpu, sre, eaddr, primary);
 	if (kvm_is_error_hva(ptegp)) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "KVM: Invalid PTEG!\n");
 		goto no_page_found;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c
index ad9ecfd29c4c..c110145522e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_mmu.c
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ static u32 kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_page(struct kvmppc_slb *slbe, gva_t eaddr)
 	return ((eaddr & kvmppc_slb_offset_mask(slbe)) >> p);
 }
 
-static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_pteg(
-				struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s,
+static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_pteg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				struct kvmppc_slb *slbe, gva_t eaddr,
 				bool second)
 {
+	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	u64 hash, pteg, htabsize;
 	u32 ssize;
 	hva_t r;
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ static hva_t kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_pteg(
 
 	/* When running a PAPR guest, SDR1 contains a HVA address instead
            of a GPA */
-	if (vcpu_book3s->vcpu.arch.papr_enabled)
+	if (vcpu->arch.papr_enabled)
 		r = pteg;
 	else
-		r = gfn_to_hva(vcpu_book3s->vcpu.kvm, pteg >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		r = gfn_to_hva(vcpu->kvm, pteg >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 	if (kvm_is_error_hva(r))
 		return r;
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ static int decode_pagesize(struct kvmppc_slb *slbe, u64 r)
 static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 				struct kvmppc_pte *gpte, bool data)
 {
-	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu_book3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	struct kvmppc_slb *slbe;
 	hva_t ptegp;
 	u64 pteg[16];
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_xlate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 	mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.hpt_mutex);
 
 do_second:
-	ptegp = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_pteg(vcpu_book3s, slbe, eaddr, second);
+	ptegp = kvmppc_mmu_book3s_64_get_pteg(vcpu, slbe, eaddr, second);
 	if (kvm_is_error_hva(ptegp))
 		goto no_page_found;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index 4fa73c3f5713..677d7e33b1ff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void kvmppc_core_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 #endif
 	vcpu->cpu = smp_processor_id();
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32
-	current->thread.kvm_shadow_vcpu = to_book3s(vcpu)->shadow_vcpu;
+	current->thread.kvm_shadow_vcpu = vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1125,17 +1125,22 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *kvmppc_core_vcpu_create(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	unsigned long p;
 
-	vcpu_book3s = vzalloc(sizeof(struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s));
-	if (!vcpu_book3s)
+	vcpu = kmem_cache_zalloc(kvm_vcpu_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vcpu)
 		goto out;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_32
-	vcpu_book3s->shadow_vcpu =
-		kzalloc(sizeof(*vcpu_book3s->shadow_vcpu), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!vcpu_book3s->shadow_vcpu)
+	vcpu_book3s = vzalloc(sizeof(struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s));
+	if (!vcpu_book3s)
 		goto free_vcpu;
+	vcpu->arch.book3s = vcpu_book3s;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_32
+	vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu =
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu)
+		goto free_vcpu3s;
 #endif
-	vcpu = &vcpu_book3s->vcpu;
+
 	err = kvm_vcpu_init(vcpu, kvm, id);
 	if (err)
 		goto free_shadow_vcpu;
@@ -1175,10 +1180,12 @@ struct kvm_vcpu *kvmppc_core_vcpu_create(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
 	kvm_vcpu_uninit(vcpu);
 free_shadow_vcpu:
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_32
-	kfree(vcpu_book3s->shadow_vcpu);
-free_vcpu:
+	kfree(vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu);
+free_vcpu3s:
 #endif
 	vfree(vcpu_book3s);
+free_vcpu:
+	kmem_cache_free(kvm_vcpu_cache, vcpu);
 out:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }
@@ -1189,8 +1196,11 @@ void kvmppc_core_vcpu_free(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	free_page((unsigned long)vcpu->arch.shared & PAGE_MASK);
 	kvm_vcpu_uninit(vcpu);
-	kfree(vcpu_book3s->shadow_vcpu);
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_32
+	kfree(vcpu->arch.shadow_vcpu);
+#endif
 	vfree(vcpu_book3s);
+	kmem_cache_free(kvm_vcpu_cache, vcpu);
 }
 
 int kvmppc_vcpu_run(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -1452,8 +1462,7 @@ static int kvmppc_book3s_init(void)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	r = kvm_init(NULL, sizeof(struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s), 0,
-		     THIS_MODULE);
+	r = kvm_init(NULL, sizeof(struct kvm_vcpu), 0, THIS_MODULE);
 
 	if (r)
 		return r;