diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index b86fc4162539..acbf9ec7b396 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ int kvm_arm_coproc_set_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *);
 int handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		int exception_index);
 
+static inline void handle_exit_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
+				     int exception_index) {}
+
 static inline void __cpu_init_hyp_mode(phys_addr_t pgd_ptr,
 				       unsigned long hyp_stack_ptr,
 				       unsigned long vector_ptr)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 84fcb2a896a1..abcfd164e690 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ void kvm_mmu_wp_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm, int slot);
 
 int handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		int exception_index);
+void handle_exit_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
+		       int exception_index);
 
 int kvm_perf_init(void);
 int kvm_perf_teardown(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
index 304203fa9e33..6a5a5db4292f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/handle_exit.c
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_mmu.h>
 #include <asm/kvm_psci.h>
 #include <asm/debug-monitors.h>
+#include <asm/traps.h>
 
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include "trace.h"
 
 typedef int (*exit_handle_fn)(struct kvm_vcpu *, struct kvm_run *);
 
+static void kvm_handle_guest_serror(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 esr)
+{
+	if (!arm64_is_ras_serror(esr) || arm64_is_fatal_ras_serror(NULL, esr))
+		kvm_inject_vabt(vcpu);
+}
+
 static int handle_hvc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -252,7 +259,6 @@ int handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 	case ARM_EXCEPTION_IRQ:
 		return 1;
 	case ARM_EXCEPTION_EL1_SERROR:
-		kvm_inject_vabt(vcpu);
 		/* We may still need to return for single-step */
 		if (!(*vcpu_cpsr(vcpu) & DBG_SPSR_SS)
 			&& kvm_arm_handle_step_debug(vcpu, run))
@@ -275,3 +281,13 @@ int handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
+
+/* For exit types that need handling before we can be preempted */
+void handle_exit_early(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run,
+		       int exception_index)
+{
+	exception_index = ARM_EXCEPTION_CODE(exception_index);
+
+	if (exception_index == ARM_EXCEPTION_EL1_SERROR)
+		kvm_handle_guest_serror(vcpu, kvm_vcpu_get_hsr(vcpu));
+}
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 38e81631fc91..15bf026eb182 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -763,6 +763,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		guest_exit();
 		trace_kvm_exit(ret, kvm_vcpu_trap_get_class(vcpu), *vcpu_pc(vcpu));
 
+		/* Exit types that need handling before we can be preempted */
+		handle_exit_early(vcpu, run, ret);
+
 		preempt_enable();
 
 		ret = handle_exit(vcpu, run, ret);