diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index afcac1042947..5885b92c2f7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -12685,7 +12685,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void store_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static void kvm_run_sync_regs_to_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct kvm_sync_regs) > SYNC_REGS_SIZE_BYTES);
 
@@ -12694,13 +12694,18 @@ static void store_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	if (vcpu->run->kvm_valid_regs & KVM_SYNC_X86_SREGS)
 		__get_sregs(vcpu, &vcpu->run->s.regs.sregs);
+}
+
+static void store_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	kvm_run_sync_regs_to_user(vcpu);
 
 	if (vcpu->run->kvm_valid_regs & KVM_SYNC_X86_EVENTS)
 		kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get_vcpu_events(
 				vcpu, &vcpu->run->s.regs.events);
 }
 
-static int sync_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static int kvm_run_sync_regs_from_user(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (vcpu->run->kvm_dirty_regs & KVM_SYNC_X86_REGS) {
 		__set_regs(vcpu, &vcpu->run->s.regs.regs);
@@ -12716,6 +12721,14 @@ static int sync_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vcpu->run->kvm_dirty_regs &= ~KVM_SYNC_X86_SREGS;
 	}
 
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int sync_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (kvm_run_sync_regs_from_user(vcpu))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (vcpu->run->kvm_dirty_regs & KVM_SYNC_X86_EVENTS) {
 		struct kvm_vcpu_events events = vcpu->run->s.regs.events;