diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c b/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
index 59e0d53991134..d18c5ccfa5dcb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 #include <linux/sched/mm.h>
 #include "kvm-s390.h"
 
+static void kvm_s390_clear_pv_state(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	kvm->arch.pv.handle = 0;
+	kvm->arch.pv.guest_len = 0;
+	kvm->arch.pv.stor_base = 0;
+	kvm->arch.pv.stor_var = NULL;
+}
+
 int kvm_s390_pv_destroy_cpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u16 *rc, u16 *rrc)
 {
 	int cc;
@@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ static void kvm_s390_pv_dealloc_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	vfree(kvm->arch.pv.stor_var);
 	free_pages(kvm->arch.pv.stor_base,
 		   get_order(uv_info.guest_base_stor_len));
-	memset(&kvm->arch.pv, 0, sizeof(kvm->arch.pv));
+	kvm_s390_clear_pv_state(kvm);
 }
 
 static int kvm_s390_pv_alloc_vm(struct kvm *kvm)