diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
index 459bd9eb7e4b..627f13fc98d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/pkvm.c
@@ -459,14 +459,15 @@ static int pkvm_vcpu_init_sve(struct pkvm_hyp_vcpu *hyp_vcpu, struct kvm_vcpu *h
 
 	/* Limit guest vector length to the maximum supported by the host. */
 	sve_max_vl = min(READ_ONCE(host_vcpu->arch.sve_max_vl), kvm_host_sve_max_vl);
-	sve_state_size = sve_state_size_from_vl(sve_max_vl);
 	sve_state = kern_hyp_va(READ_ONCE(host_vcpu->arch.sve_state));
 
-	if (!sve_state || !sve_state_size) {
+	if (!sve_vl_valid(sve_max_vl) || !sve_state) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	sve_state_size = sve_state_size_from_vl(sve_max_vl);
+
 	ret = hyp_pin_shared_mem(sve_state, sve_state + sve_state_size);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;