diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp-init.S b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp-init.S
index 6e6ed5581eed..e76c0e89d48e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp-init.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp-init.S
@@ -136,11 +136,15 @@ SYM_CODE_START(__kvm_handle_stub_hvc)
 
 1:	cmp	x0, #HVC_RESET_VECTORS
 	b.ne	1f
-reset:
+
 	/*
-	 * Reset kvm back to the hyp stub. Do not clobber x0-x4 in
-	 * case we coming via HVC_SOFT_RESTART.
+	 * Set the HVC_RESET_VECTORS return code before entering the common
+	 * path so that we do not clobber x0-x2 in case we are coming via
+	 * HVC_SOFT_RESTART.
 	 */
+	mov	x0, xzr
+reset:
+	/* Reset kvm back to the hyp stub. */
 	mrs	x5, sctlr_el2
 	mov_q	x6, SCTLR_ELx_FLAGS
 	bic	x5, x5, x6		// Clear SCTL_M and etc
@@ -151,7 +155,6 @@ reset:
 	/* Install stub vectors */
 	adr_l	x5, __hyp_stub_vectors
 	msr	vbar_el2, x5
-	mov	x0, xzr
 	eret
 
 1:	/* Bad stub call */