diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index 78507757ba9a..8f05dd0a0f4e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void)
 	kvm_mips_callbacks->hardware_disable();
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void)
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void)
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index c48862d86adc..e15166b0a16d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -415,12 +415,12 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void)
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void)
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return kvmppc_core_check_processor_compat();
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 6b2649b3d4f3..f6268dfb8362 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void)
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ static struct notifier_block kvm_clock_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = kvm_clock_sync,
 };
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void)
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 {
 	gmap_notifier.notifier_call = kvm_gmap_notifier;
 	gmap_register_pte_notifier(&gmap_notifier);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 1b6d9ac9533c..a656fba5bd60 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -9626,7 +9626,7 @@ void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void)
 	drop_user_return_notifiers();
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void)
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 {
 	int r;
 
@@ -9667,7 +9667,7 @@ void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void)
 	kvm_x86_ops->hardware_unsetup();
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void)
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(smp_processor_id());
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index f6a1905da9bf..6d58beb65454 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -886,9 +886,9 @@ void kvm_arch_create_vcpu_debugfs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 int kvm_arch_hardware_enable(void);
 void kvm_arch_hardware_disable(void);
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void);
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque);
 void kvm_arch_hardware_unsetup(void);
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void);
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 bool kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 376c6a74166d..48d0ec44ad77 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_should_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(vcpu) == IN_GUEST_MODE;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void)
+int kvm_arch_hardware_setup(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void)
+int kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(void *opaque)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index f744bc603c53..74bdb7bf3295 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -4648,14 +4648,22 @@ struct kvm_vcpu * __percpu *kvm_get_running_vcpus(void)
         return &kvm_running_vcpu;
 }
 
-static void check_processor_compat(void *rtn)
+struct kvm_cpu_compat_check {
+	void *opaque;
+	int *ret;
+};
+
+static void check_processor_compat(void *data)
 {
-	*(int *)rtn = kvm_arch_check_processor_compat();
+	struct kvm_cpu_compat_check *c = data;
+
+	*c->ret = kvm_arch_check_processor_compat(c->opaque);
 }
 
 int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
 		  struct module *module)
 {
+	struct kvm_cpu_compat_check c;
 	int r;
 	int cpu;
 
@@ -4679,12 +4687,14 @@ int kvm_init(void *opaque, unsigned vcpu_size, unsigned vcpu_align,
 		goto out_free_0;
 	}
 
-	r = kvm_arch_hardware_setup();
+	r = kvm_arch_hardware_setup(opaque);
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto out_free_1;
 
+	c.ret = &r;
+	c.opaque = opaque;
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		smp_call_function_single(cpu, check_processor_compat, &r, 1);
+		smp_call_function_single(cpu, check_processor_compat, &c, 1);
 		if (r < 0)
 			goto out_free_2;
 	}