diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
index f5ff7ae..e45a042 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ static int get_sve_vls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 	unsigned int max_vq, vq;
 	u64 vqs[DIV_ROUND_UP(SVE_VQ_MAX - SVE_VQ_MIN + 1, 64)];
 
+	if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (WARN_ON(!sve_vl_valid(vcpu->arch.sve_max_vl)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -242,6 +245,9 @@ static int set_sve_vls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 	unsigned int max_vq, vq;
 	u64 vqs[DIV_ROUND_UP(SVE_VQ_MAX - SVE_VQ_MIN + 1, 64)];
 
+	if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu))
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (kvm_arm_vcpu_sve_finalized(vcpu))
 		return -EPERM; /* too late! */
 
@@ -304,7 +310,10 @@ struct sve_state_reg_region {
 	unsigned int upad;	/* extra trailing padding in user memory */
 };
 
-/* Get sanitised bounds for user/kernel SVE register copy */
+/*
+ * Validate SVE register ID and get sanitised bounds for user/kernel SVE
+ * register copy
+ */
 static int sve_reg_to_region(struct sve_state_reg_region *region,
 			     struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			     const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
@@ -335,25 +344,30 @@ static int sve_reg_to_region(struct sve_state_reg_region *region,
 	/* Verify that we match the UAPI header: */
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(SVE_NUM_SLICES != KVM_ARM64_SVE_MAX_SLICES);
 
-	if ((reg->id & SVE_REG_SLICE_MASK) > 0)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	vq = sve_vq_from_vl(vcpu->arch.sve_max_vl);
-
 	reg_num = (reg->id & SVE_REG_ID_MASK) >> SVE_REG_ID_SHIFT;
 
 	if (reg->id >= zreg_id_min && reg->id <= zreg_id_max) {
+		if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu) || (reg->id & SVE_REG_SLICE_MASK) > 0)
+			return -ENOENT;
+
+		vq = sve_vq_from_vl(vcpu->arch.sve_max_vl);
+
 		reqoffset = SVE_SIG_ZREG_OFFSET(vq, reg_num) -
 				SVE_SIG_REGS_OFFSET;
 		reqlen = KVM_SVE_ZREG_SIZE;
 		maxlen = SVE_SIG_ZREG_SIZE(vq);
 	} else if (reg->id >= preg_id_min && reg->id <= preg_id_max) {
+		if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu) || (reg->id & SVE_REG_SLICE_MASK) > 0)
+			return -ENOENT;
+
+		vq = sve_vq_from_vl(vcpu->arch.sve_max_vl);
+
 		reqoffset = SVE_SIG_PREG_OFFSET(vq, reg_num) -
 				SVE_SIG_REGS_OFFSET;
 		reqlen = KVM_SVE_PREG_SIZE;
 		maxlen = SVE_SIG_PREG_SIZE(vq);
 	} else {
-		return -ENOENT;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	sve_state_size = vcpu_sve_state_size(vcpu);
@@ -369,24 +383,22 @@ static int sve_reg_to_region(struct sve_state_reg_region *region,
 
 static int get_sve_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct sve_state_reg_region region;
 	char __user *uptr = (char __user *)reg->addr;
 
-	if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	/* Handle the KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_VLS pseudo-reg as a special case: */
 	if (reg->id == KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_VLS)
 		return get_sve_vls(vcpu, reg);
 
-	/* Otherwise, reg is an architectural SVE register... */
+	/* Try to interpret reg ID as an architectural SVE register... */
+	ret = sve_reg_to_region(&region, vcpu, reg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!kvm_arm_vcpu_sve_finalized(vcpu))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (sve_reg_to_region(&region, vcpu, reg))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	if (copy_to_user(uptr, vcpu->arch.sve_state + region.koffset,
 			 region.klen) ||
 	    clear_user(uptr + region.klen, region.upad))
@@ -397,24 +409,22 @@ static int get_sve_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 
 static int set_sve_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 {
+	int ret;
 	struct sve_state_reg_region region;
 	const char __user *uptr = (const char __user *)reg->addr;
 
-	if (!vcpu_has_sve(vcpu))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	/* Handle the KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_VLS pseudo-reg as a special case: */
 	if (reg->id == KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_VLS)
 		return set_sve_vls(vcpu, reg);
 
-	/* Otherwise, reg is an architectural SVE register... */
+	/* Try to interpret reg ID as an architectural SVE register... */
+	ret = sve_reg_to_region(&region, vcpu, reg);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (!kvm_arm_vcpu_sve_finalized(vcpu))
 		return -EPERM;
 
-	if (sve_reg_to_region(&region, vcpu, reg))
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	if (copy_from_user(vcpu->arch.sve_state + region.koffset, uptr,
 			   region.klen))
 		return -EFAULT;
