diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
index b3a66c50d12b..8246de27ace1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/switch.c
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ static hyp_alternate_select(__deactivate_traps_arch,
 
 static void __hyp_text __deactivate_traps(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	/*
+	 * If we pended a virtual abort, preserve it until it gets
+	 * cleared. See D1.14.3 (Virtual Interrupts) for details, but
+	 * the crucial bit is "On taking a vSError interrupt,
+	 * HCR_EL2.VSE is cleared to 0."
+	 */
+	if (vcpu->arch.hcr_el2 & HCR_VSE)
+		vcpu->arch.hcr_el2 = read_sysreg(hcr_el2);
+
 	__deactivate_traps_arch()();
 	write_sysreg(0, hstr_el2);
 	write_sysreg(read_sysreg(mdcr_el2) & MDCR_EL2_HPMN_MASK, mdcr_el2);