diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
index 16abb1e0de08..48e20ad5ff38 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/hyp-main.c
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ static bool (*default_trap_handler)(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt);
 
 int __pkvm_register_host_smc_handler(bool (*cb)(struct kvm_cpu_context *))
 {
-	return cmpxchg(&default_host_smc_handler, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
+	/*
+	 * Paired with smp_load_acquire(&default_host_smc_handler) in
+	 * handle_host_smc(). Ensure memory stores happening during a pKVM module
+	 * init are observed before executing the callback.
+	 */
+	return cmpxchg_release(&default_host_smc_handler, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
 }
 
 int __pkvm_register_default_trap_handler(bool (*cb)(struct kvm_cpu_context *))
@@ -1376,7 +1381,7 @@ static void handle_host_smc(struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
 	handled = kvm_host_psci_handler(host_ctxt);
 	if (!handled)
 		handled = kvm_host_ffa_handler(host_ctxt);
-	if (!handled && READ_ONCE(default_host_smc_handler))
+	if (!handled && smp_load_acquire(&default_host_smc_handler))
 		handled = default_host_smc_handler(host_ctxt);
 	if (!handled)
 		__kvm_hyp_host_forward_smc(host_ctxt);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
index d4825b6140ba..f8db5445b530 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/psci-relay.c
@@ -28,14 +28,19 @@ struct kvm_host_psci_config __ro_after_init kvm_host_psci_config;
 static void (*pkvm_psci_notifier)(enum pkvm_psci_notification, struct kvm_cpu_context *);
 static void pkvm_psci_notify(enum pkvm_psci_notification notif, struct kvm_cpu_context *host_ctxt)
 {
-	if (READ_ONCE(pkvm_psci_notifier))
+	if (smp_load_acquire(&pkvm_psci_notifier))
 		pkvm_psci_notifier(notif, host_ctxt);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 int __pkvm_register_psci_notifier(void (*cb)(enum pkvm_psci_notification, struct kvm_cpu_context *))
 {
-	return cmpxchg(&pkvm_psci_notifier, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
+	/*
+	 * Paired with smp_load_acquire(&pkvm_psci_notifier) in
+	 * pkvm_psci_notify(). Ensure memory stores hapenning during a pKVM module
+	 * init are observed before executing the callback.
+	 */
+	return cmpxchg_release(&pkvm_psci_notifier, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/serial.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/serial.c
index 0b2cf3b6d6a5..475ebf4ba7de 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/serial.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ static inline void __hyp_putx4n(unsigned long x, int n)
 
 static inline bool hyp_serial_enabled(void)
 {
-	return !!READ_ONCE(__hyp_putc);
+	/* Paired with __pkvm_register_serial_driver()'s cmpxchg */
+	return !!smp_load_acquire(&__hyp_putc);
 }
 
 void hyp_puts(const char *s)
@@ -64,5 +65,10 @@ void hyp_putc(char c)
 
 int __pkvm_register_serial_driver(void (*cb)(char))
 {
-	return cmpxchg(&__hyp_putc, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
+	/*
+	 * Paired with smp_load_acquire(&__hyp_putc) in
+	 * hyp_serial_enabled(). Ensure memory stores hapenning during a pKVM
+	 * module init are observed before executing the callback.
+	 */
+	return cmpxchg_release(&__hyp_putc, NULL, cb) ? -EBUSY : 0;
 }