diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/processor.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/processor.h
index 513e4a1075fa..e5a602c87273 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/processor.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/processor.h
@@ -1226,6 +1226,8 @@ struct idt_entry {
 void vm_install_exception_handler(struct kvm_vm *vm, int vector,
 			void (*handler)(struct ex_regs *));
 
+gva_t vm_alloc_stack(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages);
+
 /*
  * Exception fixup morphs #DE to an arbitrary magic vector so that '0' can be
  * used to signal "no expcetion".
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/svm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/svm_util.h
index 6c013eb838be..3b1cc484fba1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/svm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/svm_util.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ struct svm_test_data {
 	void *msr_hva;
 	u64 msr_gpa;
 
+	/* Stack */
+	void *stack; /* gva */
+
 	/* NPT */
 	u64 ncr3_gpa;
 };
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
index 90fffaf91595..1dcb9b86d33d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
@@ -524,6 +524,8 @@ struct vmx_pages {
 	u64 apic_access_gpa;
 	void *apic_access;
 
+	void *stack;
+
 	u64 eptp_gpa;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/memstress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/memstress.c
index 61cf952cd2dc..fa07ef037cad 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/memstress.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/memstress.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void l1_vmx_code(struct vmx_pages *vmx, u64 vcpu_id)
 	GUEST_ASSERT(ept_1g_pages_supported());
 
 	rsp = &l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE - 1];
-	*rsp = vcpu_id;
+	*(u64 *)vmx->stack = vcpu_id;
 	prepare_vmcs(vmx, memstress_l2_guest_entry, rsp);
 
 	GUEST_ASSERT(!vmlaunch());
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ static void l1_svm_code(struct svm_test_data *svm, u64 vcpu_id)
 	unsigned long l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE];
 	unsigned long *rsp;
 
-
 	rsp = &l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE - 1];
-	*rsp = vcpu_id;
+	*(u64 *)svm->stack = vcpu_id;
 	generic_svm_setup(svm, memstress_l2_guest_entry, rsp);
 
 	run_guest(svm->vmcb, svm->vmcb_gpa);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/processor.c
index 9393bb580a58..ef56dcefe011 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/processor.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ void assert_on_unhandled_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		REPORT_GUEST_ASSERT(uc);
 }
 
-static gva_t vm_alloc_stack(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages)
+gva_t vm_alloc_stack(struct kvm_vm *vm, int nr_pages)
 {
 	int size = nr_pages * getpagesize();
 	gva_t stack_gva;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/svm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/svm.c
index 3b01605ab016..4e9c37f8d1a6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/svm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/svm.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ vcpu_alloc_svm(struct kvm_vm *vm, gva_t *p_svm_gva)
 	svm->msr_gpa = addr_gva2gpa(vm, (uintptr_t)svm->msr);
 	memset(svm->msr_hva, 0, getpagesize());
 
+	svm->stack = (void *)vm_alloc_stack(vm, 1);
+
 	if (vm->stage2_mmu.pgd_created)
 		svm->ncr3_gpa = vm->stage2_mmu.pgd;
 
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ void generic_svm_setup(struct svm_test_data *svm, void *guest_rip, void *guest_r
 	ctrl->msrpm_base_pa = svm->msr_gpa;
 
 	vmcb->save.rip = (u64)guest_rip;
-	vmcb->save.rsp = (u64)guest_rsp;
+	vmcb->save.rsp = (u64)svm->stack;
 	guest_regs.rdi = (u64)svm;
 
 	if (svm->ncr3_gpa) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/vmx.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/vmx.c
index 7c10ba6e6fb4..36aa108088dd 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/vmx.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86/vmx.c
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ vcpu_alloc_vmx(struct kvm_vm *vm, gva_t *p_vmx_gva)
 	vmx->vmwrite_gpa = addr_gva2gpa(vm, (uintptr_t)vmx->vmwrite);
 	memset(vmx->vmwrite_hva, 0, getpagesize());
 
+	vmx->stack = (void *)vm_alloc_stack(vm, 1);
+
 	if (vm->stage2_mmu.pgd_created)
 		vmx->eptp_gpa = vm->stage2_mmu.pgd;
 
@@ -370,7 +372,7 @@ void prepare_vmcs(struct vmx_pages *vmx, void *guest_rip, void *guest_rsp)
 {
 	init_vmcs_control_fields(vmx);
 	init_vmcs_host_state();
-	init_vmcs_guest_state(guest_rip, guest_rsp);
+	init_vmcs_guest_state(guest_rip, vmx->stack);
 }
 
 bool kvm_cpu_has_ept(void)