diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/aarch64/processor.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/aarch64/processor.h
index 93797783abad..265054c24481 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/aarch64/processor.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/aarch64/processor.h
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ void vm_install_exception_handler(struct kvm_vm *vm,
 void vm_install_sync_handler(struct kvm_vm *vm,
 		int vector, int ec, handler_fn handler);
 
+static inline void cpu_relax(void)
+{
+	asm volatile("yield" ::: "memory");
+}
+
 #define isb()		asm volatile("isb" : : : "memory")
 #define dsb(opt)	asm volatile("dsb " #opt : : : "memory")
 #define dmb(opt)	asm volatile("dmb " #opt : : : "memory")