diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio.c
index 93b695b289e9..4ba048f272f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_64_vio.c
@@ -786,12 +786,12 @@ long kvmppc_h_get_tce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long liobn,
 	idx = (ioba >> stt->page_shift) - stt->offset;
 	page = stt->pages[idx / TCES_PER_PAGE];
 	if (!page) {
-		vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = 0;
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, 0);
 		return H_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	tbl = (u64 *)page_address(page);
 
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = tbl[idx % TCES_PER_PAGE];
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, tbl[idx % TCES_PER_PAGE]);
 
 	return H_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 130bafdb1430..4af5b68cf7f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -1267,10 +1267,14 @@ int kvmppc_pseries_do_hcall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			return RESUME_HOST;
 		break;
 #endif
-	case H_RANDOM:
-		if (!arch_get_random_seed_longs(&vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4], 1))
+	case H_RANDOM: {
+		unsigned long rand;
+
+		if (!arch_get_random_seed_longs(&rand, 1))
 			ret = H_HARDWARE;
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, rand);
 		break;
+	}
 	case H_RPT_INVALIDATE:
 		ret = kvmppc_h_rpt_invalidate(vcpu, kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 4),
 					      kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, 5),
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
index 0f5b021fa559..f3afe194e616 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_builtin.c
@@ -182,9 +182,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvmppc_hwrng_present);
 
 long kvmppc_rm_h_random(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	unsigned long rand;
+
 	if (ppc_md.get_random_seed &&
-	    ppc_md.get_random_seed(&vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4]))
+	    ppc_md.get_random_seed(&rand)) {
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, rand);
 		return H_SUCCESS;
+	}
 
 	return H_HARDWARE;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
index 9182324dbef9..17cb75a127b0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_mmu.c
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ long kvmppc_h_read(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 			r = rev[i].guest_rpte | (r & (HPTE_R_R | HPTE_R_C));
 			r &= ~HPTE_GR_RESERVED;
 		}
-		vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4 + i * 2] = v;
-		vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[5 + i * 2] = r;
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4 + i * 2, v);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 5 + i * 2, r);
 	}
 	return H_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ long kvmppc_h_clear_ref(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = gr;
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, gr);
 	ret = H_SUCCESS;
  out:
 	unlock_hpte(hpte, v & ~HPTE_V_HVLOCK);
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ long kvmppc_h_clear_mod(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long flags,
 			kvmppc_set_dirty_from_hpte(kvm, v, gr);
 		}
 	}
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = gr;
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, gr);
 	ret = H_SUCCESS;
  out:
 	unlock_hpte(hpte, v & ~HPTE_V_HVLOCK);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
index e165bfa842bf..e42984878503 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ static void icp_rm_down_cppr(struct kvmppc_xics *xics, struct kvmppc_icp *icp,
 
 unsigned long xics_rm_h_xirr_x(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[5] = get_tb();
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 5, get_tb());
 	return xics_rm_h_xirr(vcpu);
 }
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ unsigned long xics_rm_h_xirr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	} while (!icp_rm_try_update(icp, old_state, new_state));
 
 	/* Return the result in GPR4 */
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = xirr;
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, xirr);
 
 	return check_too_hard(xics, icp);
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
index f4115819e738..48d11baf1f16 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_xive.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static unsigned long xive_vm_h_xirr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 
 	/* Return interrupt and old CPPR in GPR4 */
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = hirq | (old_cppr << 24);
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, hirq | (old_cppr << 24));
 
 	return H_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static unsigned long xive_vm_h_ipoll(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long server
 	hirq = xive_vm_scan_interrupts(xc, pending, scan_poll);
 
 	/* Return interrupt and old CPPR in GPR4 */
-	vcpu->arch.regs.gpr[4] = hirq | (xc->cppr << 24);
+	kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, 4, hirq | (xc->cppr << 24));
 
 	return H_SUCCESS;
 }