diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
index de472f0503cb..9fb9267d7636 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/sev-dev.c
@@ -2484,9 +2484,8 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_vlek_load(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 {
 	struct sev_device *sev = psp_master->sev_data;
 	struct sev_user_data_snp_vlek_load input;
-	bool shutdown_required = false;
-	int ret, error;
 	void *blob;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!argp->data)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2494,6 +2493,9 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_vlek_load(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 	if (!writable)
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (!sev->snp_initialized)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (copy_from_user(&input, u64_to_user_ptr(argp->data), sizeof(input)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -2507,18 +2509,7 @@ static int sev_ioctl_do_snp_vlek_load(struct sev_issue_cmd *argp, bool writable)
 
 	input.vlek_wrapped_address = __psp_pa(blob);
 
-	if (!sev->snp_initialized) {
-		ret = snp_move_to_init_state(argp, &shutdown_required);
-		if (ret)
-			goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 	ret = __sev_do_cmd_locked(SEV_CMD_SNP_VLEK_LOAD, &input, &argp->error);
-
-	if (shutdown_required)
-		__sev_snp_shutdown_locked(&error, false);
-
-cleanup:
 	kfree(blob);
 
 	return ret;