diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 21c824edf8ce..acd8f4949583 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -915,6 +915,45 @@ extern struct arm64_ftr_override id_aa64isar2_override;
 
 extern struct arm64_ftr_override arm64_sw_feature_override;
 
+static inline
+u64 arm64_apply_feature_override(u64 val, int feat, int width,
+				 const struct arm64_ftr_override *override)
+{
+	u64 oval = override->val;
+
+	/*
+	 * When it encounters an invalid override (e.g., an override that
+	 * cannot be honoured due to a missing CPU feature), the early idreg
+	 * override code will set the mask to 0x0 and the value to non-zero for
+	 * the field in question. In order to determine whether the override is
+	 * valid or not for the field we are interested in, we first need to
+	 * disregard bits belonging to other fields.
+	 */
+	oval &= GENMASK_ULL(feat + width - 1, feat);
+
+	/*
+	 * The override is valid if all value bits are accounted for in the
+	 * mask. If so, replace the masked bits with the override value.
+	 */
+	if (oval == (oval & override->mask)) {
+		val &= ~override->mask;
+		val |= oval;
+	}
+
+	/* Extract the field from the updated value */
+	return cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(val, feat);
+}
+
+static inline bool arm64_test_sw_feature_override(int feat)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Software features are pseudo CPU features that have no underlying
+	 * CPUID system register value to apply the override to.
+	 */
+	return arm64_apply_feature_override(0, feat, 4,
+					    &arm64_sw_feature_override);
+}
+
 u32 get_kvm_ipa_limit(void);
 void dump_cpu_features(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index a99ad79adee2..d0ffb872a31a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -2042,14 +2042,7 @@ static bool has_nested_virt_support(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *cap,
 static bool hvhe_possible(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *entry,
 			  int __unused)
 {
-	u64 val;
-
-	val = read_sysreg(id_aa64mmfr1_el1);
-	if (!cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(val, ID_AA64MMFR1_EL1_VH_SHIFT))
-		return false;
-
-	val = arm64_sw_feature_override.val & arm64_sw_feature_override.mask;
-	return cpuid_feature_extract_unsigned_field(val, ARM64_SW_FEATURE_OVERRIDE_HVHE);
+	return arm64_test_sw_feature_override(ARM64_SW_FEATURE_OVERRIDE_HVHE);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PAN