diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index 2a922d1b03c8..475bbc1b3547 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -1326,43 +1326,14 @@ static __always_inline bool on_vc_fallback_stack(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	return (sp >= __this_cpu_ist_bottom_va(VC2) && sp < __this_cpu_ist_top_va(VC2));
 }
 
-/*
- * Main #VC exception handler. It is called when the entry code was able to
- * switch off the IST to a safe kernel stack.
- *
- * With the current implementation it is always possible to switch to a safe
- * stack because #VC exceptions only happen at known places, like intercepted
- * instructions or accesses to MMIO areas/IO ports. They can also happen with
- * code instrumentation when the hypervisor intercepts #DB, but the critical
- * paths are forbidden to be instrumented, so #DB exceptions currently also
- * only happen in safe places.
- */
-DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
+static bool vc_raw_handle_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 {
-	irqentry_state_t irq_state;
 	struct ghcb_state state;
 	struct es_em_ctxt ctxt;
 	enum es_result result;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct ghcb *ghcb;
-
-	/*
-	 * Handle #DB before calling into !noinstr code to avoid recursive #DB.
-	 */
-	if (error_code == SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + X86_TRAP_DB) {
-		vc_handle_trap_db(regs);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	irq_state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs);
-	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-	instrumentation_begin();
-
-	/*
-	 * This is invoked through an interrupt gate, so IRQs are disabled. The
-	 * code below might walk page-tables for user or kernel addresses, so
-	 * keep the IRQs disabled to protect us against concurrent TLB flushes.
-	 */
+	bool ret = true;
 
 	ghcb = sev_es_get_ghcb(&state, &flags);
 
@@ -1382,15 +1353,18 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 	case ES_UNSUPPORTED:
 		pr_err_ratelimited("Unsupported exit-code 0x%02lx in #VC exception (IP: 0x%lx)\n",
 				   error_code, regs->ip);
-		goto fail;
+		ret = false;
+		break;
 	case ES_VMM_ERROR:
 		pr_err_ratelimited("Failure in communication with VMM (exit-code 0x%02lx IP: 0x%lx)\n",
 				   error_code, regs->ip);
-		goto fail;
+		ret = false;
+		break;
 	case ES_DECODE_FAILED:
 		pr_err_ratelimited("Failed to decode instruction (exit-code 0x%02lx IP: 0x%lx)\n",
 				   error_code, regs->ip);
-		goto fail;
+		ret = false;
+		break;
 	case ES_EXCEPTION:
 		vc_forward_exception(&ctxt);
 		break;
@@ -1406,24 +1380,16 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-out:
-	instrumentation_end();
-	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, irq_state);
+	return ret;
+}
 
-	return;
+static void vc_handle_from_kernel(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
+{
+	irqentry_state_t irq_state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs);
 
-fail:
-	if (user_mode(regs)) {
-		/*
-		 * Do not kill the machine if user-space triggered the
-		 * exception. Send SIGBUS instead and let user-space deal with
-		 * it.
-		 */
-		force_sig_fault(SIGBUS, BUS_OBJERR, (void __user *)0);
-	} else {
-		pr_emerg("PANIC: Unhandled #VC exception in kernel space (result=%d)\n",
-			 result);
+	instrumentation_begin();
 
+	if (!vc_raw_handle_exception(regs, error_code)) {
 		/* Show some debug info */
 		show_regs(regs);
 
@@ -1434,7 +1400,59 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 		panic("Returned from Terminate-Request to Hypervisor\n");
 	}
 
-	goto out;
+	instrumentation_end();
+	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, irq_state);
+}
+
+static void vc_handle_from_user(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
+{
+	irqentry_state_t irq_state = irqentry_enter(regs);
+
+	instrumentation_begin();
+
+	if (!vc_raw_handle_exception(regs, error_code)) {
+		/*
+		 * Do not kill the machine if user-space triggered the
+		 * exception. Send SIGBUS instead and let user-space deal with
+		 * it.
+		 */
+		force_sig_fault(SIGBUS, BUS_OBJERR, (void __user *)0);
+	}
+
+	instrumentation_end();
+	irqentry_exit(regs, irq_state);
+}
+/*
+ * Main #VC exception handler. It is called when the entry code was able to
+ * switch off the IST to a safe kernel stack.
+ *
+ * With the current implementation it is always possible to switch to a safe
+ * stack because #VC exceptions only happen at known places, like intercepted
+ * instructions or accesses to MMIO areas/IO ports. They can also happen with
+ * code instrumentation when the hypervisor intercepts #DB, but the critical
+ * paths are forbidden to be instrumented, so #DB exceptions currently also
+ * only happen in safe places.
+ */
+DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Handle #DB before calling into !noinstr code to avoid recursive #DB.
+	 */
+	if (error_code == SVM_EXIT_EXCP_BASE + X86_TRAP_DB) {
+		vc_handle_trap_db(regs);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This is invoked through an interrupt gate, so IRQs are disabled. The
+	 * code below might walk page-tables for user or kernel addresses, so
+	 * keep the IRQs disabled to protect us against concurrent TLB flushes.
+	 */
+
+	if (user_mode(regs))
+		vc_handle_from_user(regs, error_code);
+	else
+		vc_handle_from_kernel(regs, error_code);
 }
 
 /* This handler runs on the #VC fall-back stack. It can cause further #VC exceptions */
