diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-shared.c b/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-shared.c
index ed88dfe7605e..975d2b02926a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-shared.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-shared.c
@@ -724,6 +724,17 @@ static void __head setup_cpuid_table(const struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info)
 	}
 }
 
+static int __head svsm_call_msr_protocol(struct svsm_call *call)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	do {
+		ret = svsm_perform_msr_protocol(call);
+	} while (ret == -EAGAIN);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static void __head svsm_pval_4k_page(unsigned long paddr, bool validate)
 {
 	struct svsm_pvalidate_call *pc;
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-startup.c b/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-startup.c
index 0b7e3b950183..8412807a865c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-startup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/startup/sev-startup.c
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ static __head struct cc_blob_sev_info *find_cc_blob(struct boot_params *bp)
 static __head void svsm_setup(struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info)
 {
 	struct svsm_call call = {};
-	int ret;
 	u64 pa;
 
 	/*
@@ -325,8 +324,8 @@ static __head void svsm_setup(struct cc_blob_sev_info *cc_info)
 	call.caa = svsm_get_caa();
 	call.rax = SVSM_CORE_CALL(SVSM_CORE_REMAP_CA);
 	call.rcx = pa;
-	ret = svsm_perform_call_protocol(&call);
-	if (ret)
+
+	if (svsm_call_msr_protocol(&call))
 		sev_es_terminate(SEV_TERM_SET_LINUX, GHCB_TERM_SVSM_CA_REMAP_FAIL);
 
 	boot_svsm_caa = (struct svsm_ca *)pa;