diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/s390/s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/s390/s390.c
index 5c73f43782a7..47fe032444f4 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/s390/s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/s390/s390.c
@@ -5784,6 +5784,14 @@ void kvm_arch_commit_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_memory_slot *old,
 	s390_kvm_mmu_commit_memory_region(kvm, old, new, change);
 }
 
+int kvm_arch_pre_fault_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory() -- pre-fault and link gmap dat tables
  * @vcpu: the vcpu that shall appear to have generated the fault-in.
@@ -5810,9 +5818,6 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_pre_fault_
 	gpa_t end;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	rc = kvm_s390_faultin_gfn(vcpu, NULL, &f);
 	if (rc == PGM_ADDRESSING)
 		return -ENOENT;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 064ecc33b926..c35fd2868c20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -5086,6 +5086,14 @@ static int kvm_tdp_page_prefault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
 	}
 }
 
+int kvm_arch_pre_fault_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pre_fault_allowed)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 long kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_pre_fault_memory *range)
 {
@@ -5095,9 +5103,6 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	u64 end;
 	int r;
 
-	if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.pre_fault_allowed)
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	if (kvm_is_gfn_alias(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(range->gpa)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
index b272c20586a7..a4d4479e2b28 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ static int tdx_sept_map_leaf_spte(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn, enum pg_level leve
 	WARN_ON_ONCE((new_spte & VMX_EPT_RWX_MASK) != VMX_EPT_RWX_MASK);
 
 	/*
-	 * Ensure pre_fault_allowed is read by kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory()
+	 * Ensure pre_fault_allowed is read by kvm_arch_pre_fault_allowed()
 	 * before kvm_tdx->state.  Userspace must not be allowed to pre-fault
 	 * arbitrary memory until the initial memory image is finalized.  Pairs
 	 * with the smp_wmb() in tdx_td_finalize().
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 03bfc92864b6..39a4d345aeca 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -2643,6 +2643,7 @@ void kvm_arch_gmem_invalidate_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_gfn_range *range
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_PRE_FAULT_MEMORY
+int kvm_arch_pre_fault_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 long kvm_arch_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_pre_fault_memory *range);
 #endif
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 65eb26a0520d..41356577bee7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -4353,7 +4353,7 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_get_stats_fd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static int kvm_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				     struct kvm_pre_fault_memory *range)
 {
-	int idx;
+	int idx, err;
 	long r;
 	u64 full_size;
 
@@ -4365,6 +4365,14 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_pre_fault_memory(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	    range->gpa + range->size <= range->gpa)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * Certain architectures (e.g. arm64) need to reject the ioctl 'early'
+	 * before vcpu_load().
+	 */
+	err = kvm_arch_pre_fault_allowed(vcpu);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu);