diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
index 98d19d1afa50..aac7808ce216 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/fpsimd.c
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
-	update_thread_flag(TIF_SVE,
-			   vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE);
-
 	if (vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_FP_ENABLED) {
 		/* Clean guest FP state to memory and invalidate cpu view */
 		fpsimd_save();
@@ -124,5 +121,8 @@ void kvm_arch_vcpu_put_fp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			sysreg_clear_set(CPACR_EL1, CPACR_EL1_ZEN_EL0EN, 0);
 	}
 
+	update_thread_flag(TIF_SVE,
+			   vcpu->arch.flags & KVM_ARM64_HOST_SVE_IN_USE);
+
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }