diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 76f795b628f1..0e96087885fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -122,7 +122,12 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	 * should) opt in to this feature if KVM_CAP_ARM_NISV_TO_USER is
 	 * supported.
 	 */
-	bool return_nisv_io_abort_to_user;
+#define KVM_ARCH_FLAG_RETURN_NISV_IO_ABORT_TO_USER	0
+	/* Memory Tagging Extension enabled for the guest */
+#define KVM_ARCH_FLAG_MTE_ENABLED			1
+	/* At least one vCPU has ran in the VM */
+#define KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE			2
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/*
 	 * VM-wide PMU filter, implemented as a bitmap and big enough for
@@ -135,10 +140,6 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 
 	u8 pfr0_csv2;
 	u8 pfr0_csv3;
-
-	/* Memory Tagging Extension enabled for the guest */
-	bool mte_enabled;
-	bool ran_once;
 };
 
 struct kvm_vcpu_fault_info {
@@ -810,7 +811,9 @@ bool kvm_arm_vcpu_is_finalized(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 #define kvm_arm_vcpu_sve_finalized(vcpu) \
 	((vcpu)->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_VCPU_SVE_FINALIZED)
 
-#define kvm_has_mte(kvm) (system_supports_mte() && (kvm)->arch.mte_enabled)
+#define kvm_has_mte(kvm)					\
+	(system_supports_mte() &&				\
+	 test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_MTE_ENABLED, &(kvm)->arch.flags))
 #define kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu)					\
 	(test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3, (vcpu)->arch.features))
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index f49ebdd9c990..17021bc8ee2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
 	switch (cap->cap) {
 	case KVM_CAP_ARM_NISV_TO_USER:
 		r = 0;
-		kvm->arch.return_nisv_io_abort_to_user = true;
+		set_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_RETURN_NISV_IO_ABORT_TO_USER,
+			&kvm->arch.flags);
 		break;
 	case KVM_CAP_ARM_MTE:
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_enable_cap(struct kvm *kvm,
 			r = -EINVAL;
 		} else {
 			r = 0;
-			kvm->arch.mte_enabled = true;
+			set_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_MTE_ENABLED, &kvm->arch.flags);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
@@ -559,7 +560,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		kvm_call_hyp_nvhe(__pkvm_vcpu_init_traps, vcpu);
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-	kvm->arch.ran_once = true;
+	set_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmio.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmio.c
index 3e2d8ba11a02..3dd38a151d2a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmio.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmio.c
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ int io_mem_abort(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, phys_addr_t fault_ipa)
 	 * volunteered to do so, and bail out otherwise.
 	 */
 	if (!kvm_vcpu_dabt_isvalid(vcpu)) {
-		if (vcpu->kvm->arch.return_nisv_io_abort_to_user) {
+		if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_RETURN_NISV_IO_ABORT_TO_USER,
+			     &vcpu->kvm->arch.flags)) {
 			run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_ARM_NISV;
 			run->arm_nisv.esr_iss = kvm_vcpu_dabt_iss_nisv_sanitized(vcpu);
 			run->arm_nisv.fault_ipa = fault_ipa;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 4526a5824dac..78fdc443adc7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int pmu_id)
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &arm_pmus, entry) {
 		arm_pmu = entry->arm_pmu;
 		if (arm_pmu->pmu.type == pmu_id) {
-			if (kvm->arch.ran_once ||
+			if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags) ||
 			    (kvm->arch.pmu_filter && kvm->arch.arm_pmu != arm_pmu)) {
 				ret = -EBUSY;
 				break;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 
 		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 
-		if (kvm->arch.ran_once) {
+		if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags)) {
 			mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}