diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
index 32f465a80e4e..f5fc9330ea2f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/psci.h>
 
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
+#include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ static inline const char *acpi_get_enable_method(int cpu)
  */
 #define acpi_disable_cmcff 1
 pgprot_t arch_apei_get_mem_attribute(phys_addr_t addr);
+int apei_claim_sea(struct pt_regs *regs);
+#else
+static inline int apei_claim_sea(struct pt_regs *regs) { return -ENOENT; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI_APEI */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_NUMA
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
index 22e4c83de5a5..cbd753855bf3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/daifflags.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #define DAIF_PROCCTX		0
 #define DAIF_PROCCTX_NOIRQ	PSR_I_BIT
+#define DAIF_ERRCTX		(PSR_I_BIT | PSR_A_BIT)
 
 /* mask/save/unmask/restore all exceptions, including interrupts. */
 static inline void local_daif_mask(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_ras.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_ras.h
index 5f72b07b7912..52edc9b3b937 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_ras.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_ras.h
@@ -4,8 +4,21 @@
 #ifndef __ARM64_KVM_RAS_H__
 #define __ARM64_KVM_RAS_H__
 
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-int kvm_handle_guest_sea(phys_addr_t addr, unsigned int esr);
+#include <asm/acpi.h>
+
+/*
+ * Was this synchronous external abort a RAS notification?
+ * Returns '0' for errors handled by some RAS subsystem, or -ENOENT.
+ *
+ * Call with irqs unmasked.
+ */
+static inline int kvm_handle_guest_sea(phys_addr_t addr, unsigned int esr)
+{
+	return apei_claim_sea(NULL);
+}
 
 #endif /* __ARM64_KVM_RAS_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi.c
index 7b09487ff8fb..df2c6bff8c58 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_APEI
 # include <linux/efi.h>
+# include <acpi/ghes.h>
+# include <asm/daifflags.h>
 # include <asm/pgtable.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -261,4 +263,32 @@ pgprot_t arch_apei_get_mem_attribute(phys_addr_t addr)
 		return __pgprot(PROT_NORMAL_NC);
 	return __pgprot(PROT_DEVICE_nGnRnE);
 }
+
+
+/*
+ * Claim Synchronous External Aborts as a firmware first notification.
+ *
+ * Used by KVM and the arch do_sea handler.
+ * @regs may be NULL when called from process context.
+ */
+int apei_claim_sea(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	int err = -ENOENT;
+	unsigned long current_flags = arch_local_save_flags();
+
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_SEA))
+		return err;
+
+	/*
+	 * SEA can interrupt SError, mask it and describe this as an NMI so
+	 * that APEI defers the handling.
+	 */
+	local_daif_restore(DAIF_ERRCTX);
+	nmi_enter();
+	err = ghes_notify_sea();
+	nmi_exit();
+	local_daif_restore(current_flags);
+
+	return err;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
index d61a886afec7..d7e89da0e5df 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/fault.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/extable.h>
 #include <linux/signal.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/hugetlb.h>
 
+#include <asm/acpi.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 #include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
 #include <asm/cpufeature.h>
@@ -45,8 +47,6 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
-#include <acpi/ghes.h>
-
 struct fault_info {
 	int	(*fn)(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 		      struct pt_regs *regs);
@@ -569,19 +569,10 @@ static int do_sea(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	inf = esr_to_fault_info(esr);
 
 	/*
-	 * Synchronous aborts may interrupt code which had interrupts masked.
-	 * Before calling out into the wider kernel tell the interested
-	 * subsystems.
+	 * Return value ignored as we rely on signal merging.
+	 * Future patches will make this more robust.
 	 */
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_SEA)) {
-		if (interrupts_enabled(regs))
-			nmi_enter();
-
-		ghes_notify_sea();
-
-		if (interrupts_enabled(regs))
-			nmi_exit();
-	}
+	apei_claim_sea(regs);
 
 	info.si_signo = inf->sig;
 	info.si_errno = 0;
@@ -662,16 +653,6 @@ static const struct fault_info fault_info[] = {
 	{ do_bad,		SIGKILL, SI_KERNEL,	"unknown 63"			},
 };
 
-int kvm_handle_guest_sea(phys_addr_t addr, unsigned int esr)
-{
-	int ret = -ENOENT;
-
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_SEA))
-		ret = ghes_notify_sea();
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 asmlinkage void __exception do_mem_abort(unsigned long addr, unsigned int esr,
 					 struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
