diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
index e37451849165..48df02713ee0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/sev.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static inline int pvalidate(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, bool validate)
 
 	return rc;
 }
+void setup_ghcb(void);
 #else
 static inline void sev_es_ist_enter(struct pt_regs *regs) { }
 static inline void sev_es_ist_exit(void) { }
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ static inline void sev_es_nmi_complete(void) { }
 static inline int sev_es_efi_map_ghcbs(pgd_t *pgd) { return 0; }
 static inline int pvalidate(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, bool validate) { return 0; }
 static inline int rmpadjust(unsigned long vaddr, bool rmp_psize, unsigned long attrs) { return 0; }
+static inline void setup_ghcb(void) { }
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 7b8382c11788..d3c319f2ffd2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 #include <asm/cpu_device_id.h>
 #include <asm/uv/uv.h>
 #include <asm/sigframe.h>
+#include <asm/sev.h>
 
 #include "cpu.h"
 
@@ -1988,6 +1989,9 @@ void cpu_init_exception_handling(void)
 
 	load_TR_desc();
 
+	/* GHCB need to be setup to handle #VC. */
+	setup_ghcb();
+
 	/* Finally load the IDT */
 	load_current_idt();
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 66363f51a3ad..8075e91cff2b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -597,8 +597,10 @@ static void startup_64_load_idt(unsigned long physbase)
 void early_setup_idt(void)
 {
 	/* VMM Communication Exception */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT))
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT)) {
+		setup_ghcb();
 		set_bringup_idt_handler(bringup_idt_table, X86_TRAP_VC, vc_boot_ghcb);
+	}
 
 	bringup_idt_descr.address = (unsigned long)bringup_idt_table;
 	native_load_idt(&bringup_idt_descr);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
index e9ff13cd90b0..3aaef1a18ffe 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev-shared.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static u64 get_hv_features(void)
 	return GHCB_MSR_HV_FT_RESP_VAL(val);
 }
 
-static void __maybe_unused snp_register_ghcb_early(unsigned long paddr)
+static void snp_register_ghcb_early(unsigned long paddr)
 {
 	unsigned long pfn = paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	u64 val;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index 24df739c9c05..b86b48b66a44 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static struct ghcb boot_ghcb_page __bss_decrypted __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
  * Needs to be in the .data section because we need it NULL before bss is
  * cleared
  */
-static struct ghcb __initdata *boot_ghcb;
+static struct ghcb *boot_ghcb __section(".data");
 
 /* Bitmap of SEV features supported by the hypervisor */
 static u64 sev_hv_features __ro_after_init;
@@ -161,55 +161,6 @@ void noinstr __sev_es_ist_exit(void)
 	this_cpu_write(cpu_tss_rw.x86_tss.ist[IST_INDEX_VC], *(unsigned long *)ist);
 }
 
-/*
- * Nothing shall interrupt this code path while holding the per-CPU
- * GHCB. The backup GHCB is only for NMIs interrupting this path.
- *
- * Callers must disable local interrupts around it.
- */
-static noinstr struct ghcb *__sev_get_ghcb(struct ghcb_state *state)
-{
-	struct sev_es_runtime_data *data;
-	struct ghcb *ghcb;
-
-	WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
-
-	data = this_cpu_read(runtime_data);
-	ghcb = &data->ghcb_page;
-
-	if (unlikely(data->ghcb_active)) {
-		/* GHCB is already in use - save its contents */
-
-		if (unlikely(data->backup_ghcb_active)) {
-			/*
-			 * Backup-GHCB is also already in use. There is no way
-			 * to continue here so just kill the machine. To make
-			 * panic() work, mark GHCBs inactive so that messages
-			 * can be printed out.
-			 */
-			data->ghcb_active        = false;
-			data->backup_ghcb_active = false;
-
-			instrumentation_begin();
-			panic("Unable to handle #VC exception! GHCB and Backup GHCB are already in use");
-			instrumentation_end();
-		}
-
-		/* Mark backup_ghcb active before writing to it */
-		data->backup_ghcb_active = true;
-
-		state->ghcb = &data->backup_ghcb;
-
-		/* Backup GHCB content */
-		*state->ghcb = *ghcb;
-	} else {
-		state->ghcb = NULL;
-		data->ghcb_active = true;
-	}
-
-	return ghcb;
-}
-
 static inline u64 sev_es_rd_ghcb_msr(void)
 {
 	return __rdmsr(MSR_AMD64_SEV_ES_GHCB);
@@ -483,6 +434,55 @@ static enum es_result vc_slow_virt_to_phys(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt
 /* Include code shared with pre-decompression boot stage */
 #include "sev-shared.c"
 
+/*
+ * Nothing shall interrupt this code path while holding the per-CPU
+ * GHCB. The backup GHCB is only for NMIs interrupting this path.
+ *
+ * Callers must disable local interrupts around it.
+ */
+static noinstr struct ghcb *__sev_get_ghcb(struct ghcb_state *state)
+{
+	struct sev_es_runtime_data *data;
+	struct ghcb *ghcb;
+
+	WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
+
+	data = this_cpu_read(runtime_data);
+	ghcb = &data->ghcb_page;
+
+	if (unlikely(data->ghcb_active)) {
+		/* GHCB is already in use - save its contents */
+
+		if (unlikely(data->backup_ghcb_active)) {
+			/*
+			 * Backup-GHCB is also already in use. There is no way
+			 * to continue here so just kill the machine. To make
+			 * panic() work, mark GHCBs inactive so that messages
+			 * can be printed out.
+			 */
+			data->ghcb_active        = false;
+			data->backup_ghcb_active = false;
+
+			instrumentation_begin();
+			panic("Unable to handle #VC exception! GHCB and Backup GHCB are already in use");
+			instrumentation_end();
+		}
+
+		/* Mark backup_ghcb active before writing to it */
+		data->backup_ghcb_active = true;
+
+		state->ghcb = &data->backup_ghcb;
+
+		/* Backup GHCB content */
+		*state->ghcb = *ghcb;
+	} else {
+		state->ghcb = NULL;
+		data->ghcb_active = true;
+	}
+
+	return ghcb;
+}
+
 static noinstr void __sev_put_ghcb(struct ghcb_state *state)
 {
 	struct sev_es_runtime_data *data;
@@ -647,15 +647,40 @@ static enum es_result vc_handle_msr(struct ghcb *ghcb, struct es_em_ctxt *ctxt)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * This function runs on the first #VC exception after the kernel
- * switched to virtual addresses.
- */
-static bool __init sev_es_setup_ghcb(void)
+static void snp_register_per_cpu_ghcb(void)
+{
+	struct sev_es_runtime_data *data;
+	struct ghcb *ghcb;
+
+	data = this_cpu_read(runtime_data);
+	ghcb = &data->ghcb_page;
+
+	snp_register_ghcb_early(__pa(ghcb));
+}
+
+void setup_ghcb(void)
 {
+	if (!cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_STATE_ENCRYPT))
+		return;
+
 	/* First make sure the hypervisor talks a supported protocol. */
 	if (!sev_es_negotiate_protocol())
-		return false;
+		sev_es_terminate(SEV_TERM_SET_GEN, GHCB_SEV_ES_GEN_REQ);
+
+	/*
+	 * Check whether the runtime #VC exception handler is active.
+	 * The runtime exception handler uses the per-CPU GHCB page, and
+	 * the GHCB page would be setup by sev_es_init_vc_handling().
+	 *
+	 * If SEV-SNP is active, then register the per-CPU GHCB page so
+	 * that runtime exception handler can use it.
+	 */
+	if (initial_vc_handler == (unsigned long)kernel_exc_vmm_communication) {
+		if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_SEV_SNP))
+			snp_register_per_cpu_ghcb();
+
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Clear the boot_ghcb. The first exception comes in before the bss
@@ -666,7 +691,9 @@ static bool __init sev_es_setup_ghcb(void)
 	/* Alright - Make the boot-ghcb public */
 	boot_ghcb = &boot_ghcb_page;
 
-	return true;
+	/* SEV-SNP guest requires that GHCB GPA must be registered. */
+	if (cc_platform_has(CC_ATTR_GUEST_SEV_SNP))
+		snp_register_ghcb_early(__pa(&boot_ghcb_page));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
@@ -1398,10 +1425,6 @@ bool __init handle_vc_boot_ghcb(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct es_em_ctxt ctxt;
 	enum es_result result;
 
-	/* Do initial setup or terminate the guest */
-	if (unlikely(boot_ghcb == NULL && !sev_es_setup_ghcb()))
-		sev_es_terminate(SEV_TERM_SET_GEN, GHCB_SEV_ES_GEN_REQ);
-
 	vc_ghcb_invalidate(boot_ghcb);
 
 	result = vc_init_em_ctxt(&ctxt, regs, exit_code);
