diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index ac870b2cd5d1..3b85bbb4b23e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void kvm_mmu_wp_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm, int slot);
 
 struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_mpidr_to_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long mpidr);
 
+static inline bool kvm_arch_check_sve_has_vhe(void) { return true; }
 static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index eb2cf4938f6d..b0d3820081c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -1130,6 +1130,7 @@ endmenu
 config ARM64_SVE
 	bool "ARM Scalable Vector Extension support"
 	default y
+	depends on !KVM || ARM64_VHE
 	help
 	  The Scalable Vector Extension (SVE) is an extension to the AArch64
 	  execution state which complements and extends the SIMD functionality
@@ -1155,6 +1156,12 @@ config ARM64_SVE
 	  booting the kernel.  If unsure and you are not observing these
 	  symptoms, you should assume that it is safe to say Y.
 
+	  CPUs that support SVE are architecturally required to support the
+	  Virtualization Host Extensions (VHE), so the kernel makes no
+	  provision for supporting SVE alongside KVM without VHE enabled.
+	  Thus, you will need to enable CONFIG_ARM64_VHE if you want to support
+	  KVM in the same kernel image.
+
 config ARM64_MODULE_PLTS
 	bool
 	select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index b3fe7301bdbe..fda9289f3b9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -405,6 +405,19 @@ static inline void __cpu_init_hyp_mode(phys_addr_t pgd_ptr,
 	kvm_call_hyp(__kvm_set_tpidr_el2, tpidr_el2);
 }
 
+static inline bool kvm_arch_check_sve_has_vhe(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * The Arm architecture specifies that implementation of SVE
+	 * requires VHE also to be implemented.  The KVM code for arm64
+	 * relies on this when SVE is present:
+	 */
+	if (system_supports_sve())
+		return has_vhe();
+	else
+		return true;
+}
+
 static inline void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_sync_events(struct kvm *kvm) {}
 static inline void kvm_arch_vcpu_uninit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
index 365933a98a7c..dc6ecfa5a2d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_run_map_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
  */
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_load_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	BUG_ON(system_supports_sve());
 	BUG_ON(!current->mm);
 
 	vcpu->arch.flags &= ~(KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED | KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
index 118f3002b9ce..a6a8c7d9157d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <kvm/arm_psci.h>
 
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_asm.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_emulate.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_host.h>
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_mmu.h>
 #include <asm/fpsimd.h>
 #include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/thread_info.h>
 
 /* Check whether the FP regs were dirtied while in the host-side run loop: */
@@ -329,6 +331,8 @@ static bool __hyp_text __skip_instr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void __hyp_text __hyp_switch_fpsimd(u64 esr __always_unused,
 				    struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	struct user_fpsimd_state *host_fpsimd = vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state;
+
 	if (has_vhe())
 		write_sysreg(read_sysreg(cpacr_el1) | CPACR_EL1_FPEN,
 			     cpacr_el1);
@@ -339,7 +343,21 @@ void __hyp_text __hyp_switch_fpsimd(u64 esr __always_unused,
 	isb();
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST) {
-		__fpsimd_save_state(vcpu->arch.host_fpsimd_state);
+		/*
+		 * In the SVE case, VHE is assumed: it is enforced by
+		 * Kconfig and kvm_arch_init().
+		 */
+		if (system_supports_sve() &&
+		    (vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE)) {
+			struct thread_struct *thread = container_of(
+				host_fpsimd,
+				struct thread_struct, uw.fpsimd_state);
+
+			sve_save_state(sve_pffr(thread), &host_fpsimd->fpsr);
+		} else {
+			__fpsimd_save_state(host_fpsimd);
+		}
+
 		vcpu->arch.flags &= ~KVM_ARM64_FP_HOST;
 	}
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index bee226cec40b..ce7c6f36471b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+#include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/cpu_pm.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <asm/mman.h>
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
 #include <asm/virt.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_arm.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_asm.h>
@@ -1574,6 +1576,11 @@ int kvm_arch_init(void *opaque)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (!kvm_arch_check_sve_has_vhe()) {
+		kvm_pr_unimpl("SVE system without VHE unsupported.  Broken cpu?");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
 		smp_call_function_single(cpu, check_kvm_target_cpu, &ret, 1);
 		if (ret < 0) {