diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 1011ac1434f5..444c412307cb 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ struct kvm_s390_sie_block {
 #define PROG_IN_SIE (1<<0)
 	__u32	prog0c;			/* 0x000c */
 	__u8	reserved10[16];		/* 0x0010 */
-#define PROG_BLOCK_SIE 0x00000001
+#define PROG_BLOCK_SIE	(1<<0)
+#define PROG_REQUEST	(1<<1)
 	atomic_t prog20;		/* 0x0020 */
 	__u8	reserved24[4];		/* 0x0024 */
 	__u64	cputm;			/* 0x0028 */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
index 99b44acbfcc7..3238893c9d4f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ ENTRY(sie64a)
 .Lsie_gmap:
 	lg	%r14,__SF_EMPTY(%r15)		# get control block pointer
 	oi	__SIE_PROG0C+3(%r14),1		# we are going into SIE now
-	tm	__SIE_PROG20+3(%r14),1		# last exit...
+	tm	__SIE_PROG20+3(%r14),3		# last exit...
 	jnz	.Lsie_done
 	LPP	__SF_EMPTY(%r15)		# set guest id
 	sie	0(%r14)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 142d9b40528d..9bc57afe54ba 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -1424,6 +1424,16 @@ void s390_vcpu_unblock(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	atomic_clear_mask(PROG_BLOCK_SIE, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->prog20);
 }
 
+static void kvm_s390_vcpu_request(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	atomic_set_mask(PROG_REQUEST, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->prog20);
+}
+
+static void kvm_s390_vcpu_request_handled(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	atomic_clear_mask(PROG_REQUEST, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->prog20);
+}
+
 /*
  * Kick a guest cpu out of SIE and wait until SIE is not running.
  * If the CPU is not running (e.g. waiting as idle) the function will
@@ -1435,10 +1445,11 @@ void exit_sie(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		cpu_relax();
 }
 
-/* Kick a guest cpu out of SIE and prevent SIE-reentry */
-void exit_sie_sync(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+/* Kick a guest cpu out of SIE to process a request synchronously */
+void kvm_s390_sync_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	s390_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+	kvm_make_request(req, vcpu);
+	kvm_s390_vcpu_request(vcpu);
 	exit_sie(vcpu);
 }
 
@@ -1452,8 +1463,7 @@ static void kvm_gmap_notifier(struct gmap *gmap, unsigned long address)
 		/* match against both prefix pages */
 		if (kvm_s390_get_prefix(vcpu) == (address & ~0x1000UL)) {
 			VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 2, "gmap notifier for %lx", address);
-			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
-			exit_sie_sync(vcpu);
+			kvm_s390_sync_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -1728,7 +1738,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_handle_requests(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!vcpu->requests)
 		return 0;
 retry:
-	s390_vcpu_unblock(vcpu);
+	kvm_s390_vcpu_request_handled(vcpu);
 	/*
 	 * We use MMU_RELOAD just to re-arm the ipte notifier for the
 	 * guest prefix page. gmap_ipte_notify will wait on the ptl lock.
@@ -2213,8 +2223,7 @@ int kvm_s390_vcpu_store_adtl_status(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long addr)
 static void __disable_ibs_on_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_ENABLE_IBS, vcpu);
-	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS, vcpu);
-	exit_sie_sync(vcpu);
+	kvm_s390_sync_request(KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS, vcpu);
 }
 
 static void __disable_ibs_on_all_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
@@ -2230,8 +2239,7 @@ static void __disable_ibs_on_all_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 static void __enable_ibs_on_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS, vcpu);
-	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_ENABLE_IBS, vcpu);
-	exit_sie_sync(vcpu);
+	kvm_s390_sync_request(KVM_REQ_ENABLE_IBS, vcpu);
 }
 
 void kvm_s390_vcpu_start(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
index ca108b90ae56..8edca85e246e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void kvm_s390_vcpu_stop(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void s390_vcpu_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void s390_vcpu_unblock(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void exit_sie(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-void exit_sie_sync(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_s390_sync_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 int kvm_s390_vcpu_setup_cmma(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_s390_vcpu_unsetup_cmma(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 /* is cmma enabled */