diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
index eb81dcc220b65..ee6a48df89d9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/virt.h
@@ -65,9 +65,19 @@ extern u32 __boot_cpu_mode[2];
 void __hyp_set_vectors(phys_addr_t phys_vector_base);
 void __hyp_reset_vectors(void);
 
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_protected_mode_initialized);
+
 /* Reports the availability of HYP mode */
 static inline bool is_hyp_mode_available(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * If KVM protected mode is initialized, all CPUs must have been booted
+	 * in EL2. Avoid checking __boot_cpu_mode as CPUs now come up in EL1.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM) &&
+	    static_branch_likely(&kvm_protected_mode_initialized))
+		return true;
+
 	return (__boot_cpu_mode[0] == BOOT_CPU_MODE_EL2 &&
 		__boot_cpu_mode[1] == BOOT_CPU_MODE_EL2);
 }
@@ -75,6 +85,14 @@ static inline bool is_hyp_mode_available(void)
 /* Check if the bootloader has booted CPUs in different modes */
 static inline bool is_hyp_mode_mismatched(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * If KVM protected mode is initialized, all CPUs must have been booted
+	 * in EL2. Avoid checking __boot_cpu_mode as CPUs now come up in EL1.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM) &&
+	    static_branch_likely(&kvm_protected_mode_initialized))
+		return false;
+
 	return __boot_cpu_mode[0] != __boot_cpu_mode[1];
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 7d162a2961417..fadcc94931f99 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ __asm__(".arch_extension	virt");
 #endif
 
 static enum kvm_mode kvm_mode = KVM_MODE_DEFAULT;
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(kvm_protected_mode_initialized);
 
 DECLARE_KVM_HYP_PER_CPU(unsigned long, kvm_hyp_vector);
 
@@ -1848,12 +1849,14 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 	if (err)
 		goto out_hyp;
 
-	if (is_protected_kvm_enabled())
+	if (is_protected_kvm_enabled()) {
+		static_branch_enable(&kvm_protected_mode_initialized);
 		kvm_info("Protected nVHE mode initialized successfully\n");
-	else if (in_hyp_mode)
+	} else if (in_hyp_mode) {
 		kvm_info("VHE mode initialized successfully\n");
-	else
+	} else {
 		kvm_info("Hyp mode initialized successfully\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;