diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
index 2670219a9264..100df6f38d92 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ int kvm_init_arch(struct kvm_arch_ops *ops, struct module *module);
 void kvm_exit_arch(void);
 
 void kvm_mmu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-int kvm_mmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_mmu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_mmu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 int kvm_mmu_reset_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access(struct kvm *kvm, int slot);
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 973544553cba..ce7fe640f18d 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -522,12 +522,14 @@ static int kvm_dev_ioctl_create_vcpu(struct kvm *kvm, int n)
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto out_free_vcpus;
 
+	r = kvm_mmu_create(vcpu);
+	if (r < 0)
+		goto out_free_vcpus;
+
 	kvm_arch_ops->vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
-	r = kvm_arch_ops->vcpu_setup(vcpu);
+	r = kvm_mmu_setup(vcpu);
 	if (r >= 0)
-		r = kvm_mmu_init(vcpu);
-
+		r = kvm_arch_ops->vcpu_setup(vcpu);
 	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 
 	if (r < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
index 85887fcd584f..790423c5f23d 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -639,28 +639,22 @@ error_1:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
-int kvm_mmu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+int kvm_mmu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	int r;
-
 	ASSERT(vcpu);
 	ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(vcpu->mmu.root_hpa));
 	ASSERT(list_empty(&vcpu->free_pages));
 
-	r = alloc_mmu_pages(vcpu);
-	if (r)
-		goto out;
+	return alloc_mmu_pages(vcpu);
+}
 
-	r = init_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
-	if (r)
-		goto out_free_pages;
+int kvm_mmu_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	ASSERT(vcpu);
+	ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(vcpu->mmu.root_hpa));
+	ASSERT(!list_empty(&vcpu->free_pages));
 
-	return 0;
-
-out_free_pages:
-	free_mmu_pages(vcpu);
-out:
-	return r;
+	return init_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
 }
 
 void kvm_mmu_destroy(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)