diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 56c2efb41cf25e..95990461888fca 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	__u64 cputm_start;
 	bool gs_enabled;
 	bool skey_enabled;
+	/* Indicator if the access registers have been loaded from guest */
+	bool acrs_loaded;
 	struct kvm_s390_pv_vcpu pv;
 	union diag318_info diag318_info;
 };
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
index d264aa81aa1504..ee863566910b15 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/gaccess.c
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ static int ar_translation(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, union asce *asce, u8 ar,
 	if (ar >= NUM_ACRS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	save_access_regs(vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs);
+	if (vcpu->arch.acrs_loaded)
+		save_access_regs(vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs);
 	alet.val = vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs[ar];
 
 	if (ar == 0 || alet.val == 0) {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 6500f80a70864f..b11bb8e780a107 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -3951,6 +3951,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				    KVM_SYNC_ARCH0 |
 				    KVM_SYNC_PFAULT |
 				    KVM_SYNC_DIAG318;
+	vcpu->arch.acrs_loaded = false;
 	kvm_s390_set_prefix(vcpu, 0);
 	if (test_kvm_facility(vcpu->kvm, 64))
 		vcpu->run->kvm_valid_regs |= KVM_SYNC_RICCB;
@@ -4949,6 +4950,7 @@ static void sync_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	}
 	save_access_regs(vcpu->arch.host_acrs);
 	restore_access_regs(vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs);
+	vcpu->arch.acrs_loaded = true;
 	kvm_s390_fpu_load(vcpu->run);
 	/* Sync fmt2 only data */
 	if (likely(!kvm_s390_pv_cpu_is_protected(vcpu))) {
@@ -5010,6 +5012,7 @@ static void store_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_run->s.regs.pfc = vcpu->arch.pfault_compare;
 	save_access_regs(vcpu->run->s.regs.acrs);
 	restore_access_regs(vcpu->arch.host_acrs);
+	vcpu->arch.acrs_loaded = false;
 	kvm_s390_fpu_store(vcpu->run);
 	if (likely(!kvm_s390_pv_cpu_is_protected(vcpu)))
 		store_regs_fmt2(vcpu);