diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
index caf7b8859a94..bf52cabeaed6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/s390x/sync_regs_test.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "kvm_util.h"
 #include "diag318_test_handler.h"
 
-#define VCPU_ID 5
-
 static void guest_code(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -76,6 +74,7 @@ static void compare_sregs(struct kvm_sregs *left, struct kvm_sync_regs *right)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 	struct kvm_run *run;
 	struct kvm_regs regs;
@@ -92,43 +91,43 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* Create VM */
-	vm = vm_create_default(VCPU_ID, 0, guest_code);
+	vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, guest_code);
 
-	run = vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	run = vcpu->run;
 
 	/* Request reading invalid register set from VCPU. */
 	run->kvm_valid_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
 		    "Invalid kvm_valid_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
 		    rv);
-	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
 
 	run->kvm_valid_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD | TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
 		    "Invalid kvm_valid_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
 		    rv);
-	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
+	run->kvm_valid_regs = 0;
 
 	/* Request setting invalid register set into VCPU. */
 	run->kvm_dirty_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
 		    "Invalid kvm_dirty_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
 		    rv);
-	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
 
 	run->kvm_dirty_regs = INVALID_SYNC_FIELD | TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv < 0 && errno == EINVAL,
 		    "Invalid kvm_dirty_regs did not cause expected KVM_RUN error: %d\n",
 		    rv);
-	vcpu_state(vm, VCPU_ID)->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
+	run->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
 
 	/* Request and verify all valid register sets. */
 	run->kvm_valid_regs = TEST_SYNC_FIELDS;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
 	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
 		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
@@ -141,10 +140,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		    run->s390_sieic.icptcode, run->s390_sieic.ipa,
 		    run->s390_sieic.ipb);
 
-	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs);
+	vcpu_regs_get(vm, vcpu->id, &regs);
 	compare_regs(&regs, &run->s.regs);
 
-	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &sregs);
+	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, vcpu->id, &sregs);
 	compare_sregs(&sregs, &run->s.regs);
 
 	/* Set and verify various register values */
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		run->kvm_dirty_regs |= KVM_SYNC_DIAG318;
 	}
 
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
 	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
 		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
@@ -175,10 +174,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		    "diag318 sync regs value incorrect 0x%llx.",
 		    run->s.regs.diag318);
 
-	vcpu_regs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &regs);
+	vcpu_regs_get(vm, vcpu->id, &regs);
 	compare_regs(&regs, &run->s.regs);
 
-	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, VCPU_ID, &sregs);
+	vcpu_sregs_get(vm, vcpu->id, &sregs);
 	compare_sregs(&sregs, &run->s.regs);
 
 	/* Clear kvm_dirty_regs bits, verify new s.regs values are
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	run->kvm_dirty_regs = 0;
 	run->s.regs.gprs[11] = 0xDEADBEEF;
 	run->s.regs.diag318 = 0x4B1D;
-	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, VCPU_ID);
+	rv = _vcpu_run(vm, vcpu->id);
 	TEST_ASSERT(rv == 0, "vcpu_run failed: %d\n", rv);
 	TEST_ASSERT(run->exit_reason == KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC,
 		    "Unexpected exit reason: %u (%s)\n",
