diff --git a/hw/cxl/cxl-device-utils.c b/hw/cxl/cxl-device-utils.c
index 61a3c4dc2e..40b619ffd9 100644
--- a/hw/cxl/cxl-device-utils.c
+++ b/hw/cxl/cxl-device-utils.c
@@ -229,12 +229,9 @@ static void mailbox_reg_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset, uint64_t value,
 
 static uint64_t mdev_reg_read(void *opaque, hwaddr offset, unsigned size)
 {
-    uint64_t retval = 0;
+    CXLDeviceState *cxl_dstate = opaque;
 
-    retval = FIELD_DP64(retval, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS, MEDIA_STATUS, 1);
-    retval = FIELD_DP64(retval, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS, MBOX_READY, 1);
-
-    return retval;
+    return cxl_dstate->memdev_status;
 }
 
 static void ro_reg_write(void *opaque, hwaddr offset, uint64_t value,
@@ -371,7 +368,15 @@ static void mailbox_reg_init_common(CXLDeviceState *cxl_dstate)
     cxl_dstate->mbox_msi_n = msi_n;
 }
 
-static void memdev_reg_init_common(CXLDeviceState *cxl_dstate) { }
+static void memdev_reg_init_common(CXLDeviceState *cxl_dstate)
+{
+    uint64_t memdev_status_reg;
+
+    memdev_status_reg = FIELD_DP64(0, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS, MEDIA_STATUS, 1);
+    memdev_status_reg = FIELD_DP64(memdev_status_reg, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS,
+                                   MBOX_READY, 1);
+    cxl_dstate->memdev_status = memdev_status_reg;
+}
 
 void cxl_device_register_init_t3(CXLType3Dev *ct3d)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
index befb5f884b..31d2afcd3d 100644
--- a/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
+++ b/include/hw/cxl/cxl_device.h
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ typedef struct cxl_device_state {
         };
     };
 
+    /* Stash the memory device status value */
+    uint64_t memdev_status;
+
     struct {
         bool set;
         uint64_t last_set;
@@ -353,8 +356,10 @@ static inline void __toggle_media(CXLDeviceState *cxl_dstate, int val)
 {
     uint64_t dev_status_reg;
 
-    dev_status_reg = FIELD_DP64(0, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS, MEDIA_STATUS, val);
-    cxl_dstate->mbox_reg_state64[R_CXL_MEM_DEV_STS] = dev_status_reg;
+    dev_status_reg = cxl_dstate->memdev_status;
+    dev_status_reg = FIELD_DP64(dev_status_reg, CXL_MEM_DEV_STS, MEDIA_STATUS,
+                                val);
+    cxl_dstate->memdev_status = dev_status_reg;
 }
 #define cxl_dev_disable_media(cxlds)                    \
         do { __toggle_media((cxlds), 0x3); } while (0)