diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index f079a2039c8a..4b12f32f540c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -324,4 +324,8 @@ static inline bool kvm_arm_harden_branch_predictor(void)
 static inline void kvm_vcpu_load_sysregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 static inline void kvm_vcpu_put_sysregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) {}
 
+#define __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VM_ALLOC
+struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void);
+void kvm_arch_free_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
+
 #endif /* __ARM_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index a4ca202ff3f2..c923d3e17ba3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -482,4 +482,8 @@ static inline bool kvm_arm_harden_branch_predictor(void)
 void kvm_vcpu_load_sysregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_vcpu_put_sysregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
+#define __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VM_ALLOC
+struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void);
+void kvm_arch_free_vm(struct kvm *kvm);
+
 #endif /* __ARM64_KVM_HOST_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index de21d5c5168b..d9305f1723f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1852,13 +1852,13 @@ static void __unregister_enc_region_locked(struct kvm *kvm,
 
 static struct kvm *svm_vm_alloc(void)
 {
-	struct kvm_svm *kvm_svm = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_svm), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct kvm_svm *kvm_svm = vzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_svm));
 	return &kvm_svm->kvm;
 }
 
 static void svm_vm_free(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	kfree(to_kvm_svm(kvm));
+	vfree(to_kvm_svm(kvm));
 }
 
 static void sev_vm_destroy(struct kvm *kvm)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index e50beb76d846..d205e9246f99 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -10139,13 +10139,13 @@ STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(vmx_vcpu_run);
 
 static struct kvm *vmx_vm_alloc(void)
 {
-	struct kvm_vmx *kvm_vmx = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_vmx), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct kvm_vmx *kvm_vmx = vzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_vmx));
 	return &kvm_vmx->kvm;
 }
 
 static void vmx_vm_free(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
-	kfree(to_kvm_vmx(kvm));
+	vfree(to_kvm_vmx(kvm));
 }
 
 static void vmx_switch_vmcs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct loaded_vmcs *vmcs)
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index bca28637bcd4..4ee7bc548a83 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/msi.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 #include <linux/ratelimit.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -811,6 +812,10 @@ bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 #ifndef __KVM_HAVE_ARCH_VM_ALLOC
+/*
+ * All architectures that want to use vzalloc currently also
+ * need their own kvm_arch_alloc_vm implementation.
+ */
 static inline struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void)
 {
 	return kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm), GFP_KERNEL);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 3d92214c5038..72be779cffe2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -251,6 +251,21 @@ long kvm_arch_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+struct kvm *kvm_arch_alloc_vm(void)
+{
+	if (!has_vhe())
+		return kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	return vzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm));
+}
+
+void kvm_arch_free_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
+{
+	if (!has_vhe())
+		kfree(kvm);
+	else
+		vfree(kvm);
+}
 
 struct kvm_vcpu *kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int id)
 {