diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 007db8faafa5..d9799946722e 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -791,11 +791,21 @@ static int kvm_s390_set_mem_control(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *att
 
 static void kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_setup(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
-static int kvm_s390_vm_set_crypto(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
+void kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_reset_all(struct kvm *kvm)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	int i;
 
+	kvm_s390_vcpu_block_all(kvm);
+
+	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
+		kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_setup(vcpu);
+
+	kvm_s390_vcpu_unblock_all(kvm);
+}
+
+static int kvm_s390_vm_set_crypto(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
+{
 	if (!test_kvm_facility(kvm, 76))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -832,10 +842,7 @@ static int kvm_s390_vm_set_crypto(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
-		kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_setup(vcpu);
-		exit_sie(vcpu);
-	}
+	kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_reset_all(kvm);
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
index 1b5621f4fe5b..981e3ba97461 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.h
@@ -410,4 +410,17 @@ static inline int kvm_s390_use_sca_entries(void)
 }
 void kvm_s390_reinject_machine_check(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				     struct mcck_volatile_info *mcck_info);
+
+/**
+ * kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_reset_all
+ *
+ * Reset the crypto attributes for each vcpu. This can be done while the vcpus
+ * are running as each vcpu will be removed from SIE before resetting the crypt
+ * attributes and restored to SIE afterward.
+ *
+ * Note: The kvm->lock must be held while calling this function
+ *
+ * @kvm: the KVM guest
+ */
+void kvm_s390_vcpu_crypto_reset_all(struct kvm *kvm);
 #endif