diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 99c37384ba7b..f412ebc90610 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_level,
 static int kvm_vcpu_set_target(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			       const struct kvm_vcpu_init *init)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, ret;
 	int phys_target = kvm_target_cpu();
 
 	if (init->target != phys_target)
@@ -969,9 +969,14 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_set_target(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	vcpu->arch.target = phys_target;
 
 	/* Now we know what it is, we can reset it. */
-	return kvm_reset_vcpu(vcpu);
-}
+	ret = kvm_reset_vcpu(vcpu);
+	if (ret) {
+		vcpu->arch.target = -1;
+		bitmap_zero(vcpu->arch.features, KVM_VCPU_MAX_FEATURES);
+	}
 
+	return ret;
+}
 
 static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					 struct kvm_vcpu_init *init)