diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 4a0c20270af5..b45ae346301a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	/* Values of trap registers for the guest. */
 	u64 hcr_el2;
 	u64 mdcr_el2;
+	u64 cptr_el2;
 
 	/* Values of trap registers for the host before guest entry. */
 	u64 mdcr_el2_host;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 0c7b11e4ec01..de81ec8df665 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -1104,6 +1104,7 @@ static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	}
 
 	vcpu_reset_hcr(vcpu);
+	vcpu->arch.cptr_el2 = CPTR_EL2_DEFAULT;
 
 	/*
 	 * Handle the "start in power-off" case.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/switch.c
index 45a50d903261..a34b01cc8ab9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/switch.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/switch.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void __activate_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	___activate_traps(vcpu);
 	__activate_traps_common(vcpu);
 
-	val = CPTR_EL2_DEFAULT;
+	val = vcpu->arch.cptr_el2;
 	val |= CPTR_EL2_TTA | CPTR_EL2_TAM;
 	if (!update_fp_enabled(vcpu)) {
 		val |= CPTR_EL2_TFP | CPTR_EL2_TZ;