diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/mmio.c b/virt/kvm/arm/mmio.c
index dac7ceb1a677..08443a15e6be 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/mmio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/mmio.c
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ int kvm_handle_mmio_return(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		vcpu_set_reg(vcpu, vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.rt, data);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The MMIO instruction is emulated and should not be re-executed
+	 * in the guest.
+	 */
+	kvm_skip_instr(vcpu, kvm_vcpu_trap_il_is32bit(vcpu));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -144,11 +150,6 @@ static int decode_hsr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool *is_write, int *len)
 	vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.sign_extend = sign_extend;
 	vcpu->arch.mmio_decode.rt = rt;
 
-	/*
-	 * The MMIO instruction is emulated and should not be re-executed
-	 * in the guest.
-	 */
-	kvm_skip_instr(vcpu, kvm_vcpu_trap_il_is32bit(vcpu));
 	return 0;
 }