diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index cbb3040e0778..6072fecfe994 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -3662,7 +3662,7 @@ int pre_sev_run(struct vcpu_svm *svm, int cpu)
 }
 
 #define GHCB_SCRATCH_AREA_LIMIT		(16ULL * PAGE_SIZE)
-static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 len)
+static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 min_len)
 {
 	struct vmcb_control_area *control = &svm->vmcb->control;
 	u64 ghcb_scratch_beg, ghcb_scratch_end;
@@ -3675,10 +3675,10 @@ static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 len)
 		goto e_scratch;
 	}
 
-	scratch_gpa_end = scratch_gpa_beg + len;
+	scratch_gpa_end = scratch_gpa_beg + min_len;
 	if (scratch_gpa_end < scratch_gpa_beg) {
 		pr_err("vmgexit: scratch length (%#llx) not valid for scratch address (%#llx)\n",
-		       len, scratch_gpa_beg);
+		       min_len, scratch_gpa_beg);
 		goto e_scratch;
 	}
 
@@ -3702,6 +3702,8 @@ static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 len)
 
 		scratch_va = (void *)svm->sev_es.ghcb;
 		scratch_va += (scratch_gpa_beg - control->ghcb_gpa);
+
+		svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa_len = ghcb_scratch_end - scratch_gpa_beg;
 	} else {
 		/* GHCB v2 requires the scratch area to be within the GHCB. */
 		if (to_kvm_sev_info(svm->vcpu.kvm)->ghcb_version >= 2)
@@ -3711,16 +3713,16 @@ static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 len)
 		 * The guest memory must be read into a kernel buffer, so
 		 * limit the size
 		 */
-		if (len > GHCB_SCRATCH_AREA_LIMIT) {
+		if (min_len > GHCB_SCRATCH_AREA_LIMIT) {
 			pr_err("vmgexit: scratch area exceeds KVM limits (%#llx requested, %#llx limit)\n",
-			       len, GHCB_SCRATCH_AREA_LIMIT);
+			       min_len, GHCB_SCRATCH_AREA_LIMIT);
 			goto e_scratch;
 		}
-		scratch_va = kvzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+		scratch_va = kvzalloc(min_len, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
 		if (!scratch_va)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		if (kvm_read_guest(svm->vcpu.kvm, scratch_gpa_beg, scratch_va, len)) {
+		if (kvm_read_guest(svm->vcpu.kvm, scratch_gpa_beg, scratch_va, min_len)) {
 			/* Unable to copy scratch area from guest */
 			pr_err("vmgexit: kvm_read_guest for scratch area failed\n");
 
@@ -3736,11 +3738,10 @@ static int setup_vmgexit_scratch(struct vcpu_svm *svm, bool sync, u64 len)
 		 */
 		svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa_sync = sync;
 		svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa_free = true;
+		svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa_len = min_len;
 	}
 
 	svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa = scratch_va;
-	svm->sev_es.ghcb_sa_len = len;
-
 	return 0;
 
 e_scratch: