diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index 092d09fb6a7e..fd7339cff57c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -1642,12 +1642,11 @@ static int __init kvm_mips_init(void)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * kvm_init() calls kvm_arch_hardware_enable/disable().  The early
+	 * initialization is needed before calling kvm_init().
+	 */
 	ret = kvm_mips_entry_setup();
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = kvm_init(NULL, sizeof(struct kvm_vcpu), 0, THIS_MODULE);
-
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1656,6 +1655,13 @@ static int __init kvm_mips_init(void)
 
 	register_die_notifier(&kvm_mips_csr_die_notifier);
 
+	ret = kvm_init(NULL, sizeof(struct kvm_vcpu), 0, THIS_MODULE);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		unregister_die_notifier(&kvm_mips_csr_die_notifier);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index c5637a4c1c43..4d7e1073984d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -8433,6 +8433,23 @@ static void vmx_exit(void)
 }
 module_exit(vmx_exit);
 
+/*
+ * Early initialization before kvm_init() so that vmx_hardware_enable/disable()
+ * can work.
+ */
+static void __init vmx_init_early(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	/*
+	 * vmx_hardware_disable() accesses loaded_vmcss_on_cpu list.
+	 * Initialize the variable before kvm_init() that calls
+	 * vmx_hardware_enable/disable().
+	 */
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu));
+}
+
 static int __init vmx_init(void)
 {
 	int r, cpu;
@@ -8470,6 +8487,7 @@ static int __init vmx_init(void)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	vmx_init_early();
 	r = kvm_init(&vmx_init_ops, sizeof(struct vcpu_vmx),
 		     __alignof__(struct vcpu_vmx), THIS_MODULE);
 	if (r)
@@ -8490,11 +8508,8 @@ static int __init vmx_init(void)
 
 	vmx_setup_fb_clear_ctrl();
 
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(loaded_vmcss_on_cpu, cpu));
-
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
 		pi_init_cpu(cpu);
-	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_CORE
 	rcu_assign_pointer(crash_vmclear_loaded_vmcss,
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 9643b8eadefe..63d4e3ce3e53 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -1437,6 +1437,7 @@ static inline void kvm_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void);
 void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void);
 int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque);
+int kvm_arch_post_hardware_enable_setup(void *opaque);
 void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void);
 int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0f5767e5ae45..a43fdbfaede2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -4995,8 +4995,13 @@ static void hardware_enable_nolock(void *junk)
 
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, cpus_hardware_enabled);
 
+	r = kvm_arch_check_processor_compat();
+	if (r)
+		goto out;
+
 	r = kvm_arch_hardware_enable();
 
+out:
 	if (r) {
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, cpus_hardware_enabled);
 		atomic_inc(&hardware_enable_failed);
@@ -5793,9 +5798,9 @@ void kvm_unregister_perf_callbacks(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static void check_processor_compat(void *rtn)
+__weak int kvm_arch_post_hardware_enable_setup(void *opaque)
 {
-	*(int *)rtn = kvm_arch_check_processor_compat();
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
@@ -5828,11 +5833,23 @@ int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto out_free_1;
 
-	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		smp_call_function_single(cpu, check_processor_compat, &r, 1);
-		if (r < 0)
-			goto out_free_2;
-	}
+	/* hardware_enable_nolock() checks CPU compatibility on each CPUs. */
+	r = hardware_enable_all();
+	if (r)
+		goto out_free_2;
+	/*
+	 * Arch specific initialization that requires to enable virtualization
+	 * feature.  e.g. TDX module initialization requires VMXON on all
+	 * present CPUs.
+	 */
+	kvm_arch_post_hardware_enable_setup(opaque);
+	/*
+	 * Make hardware disabled after the KVM module initialization.  KVM
+	 * enables hardware when the first KVM VM is created and disables
+	 * hardware when the last KVM VM is destroyed.  When no KVM VM is
+	 * running, hardware is disabled.  Keep that semantics.
+	 */
+	hardware_disable_all();
 
 	r = cpuhp_setup_state_nocalls(CPUHP_AP_KVM_STARTING, "kvm/cpu:starting",
 				      kvm_starting_cpu, kvm_dying_cpu);
