diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index cdbffc3c6e0d..4123f6dc9d72 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -525,24 +525,19 @@ bool write_kvmstate_to_list(ARMCPU *cpu)
     bool ok = true;
 
     for (i = 0; i < cpu->cpreg_array_len; i++) {
-        struct kvm_one_reg r;
         uint64_t regidx = cpu->cpreg_indexes[i];
         uint32_t v32;
         int ret;
 
-        r.id = regidx;
-
         switch (regidx & KVM_REG_SIZE_MASK) {
         case KVM_REG_SIZE_U32:
-            r.addr = (uintptr_t)&v32;
-            ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &r);
+            ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, regidx, &v32);
             if (!ret) {
                 cpu->cpreg_values[i] = v32;
             }
             break;
         case KVM_REG_SIZE_U64:
-            r.addr = (uintptr_t)(cpu->cpreg_values + i);
-            ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &r);
+            ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, regidx, cpu->cpreg_values + i);
             break;
         default:
             g_assert_not_reached();
@@ -678,17 +673,13 @@ int kvm_arm_sync_mpstate_to_qemu(ARMCPU *cpu)
 void kvm_arm_get_virtual_time(CPUState *cs)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(cs);
-    struct kvm_one_reg reg = {
-        .id = KVM_REG_ARM_TIMER_CNT,
-        .addr = (uintptr_t)&cpu->kvm_vtime,
-    };
     int ret;
 
     if (cpu->kvm_vtime_dirty) {
         return;
     }
 
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_ARM_TIMER_CNT, &cpu->kvm_vtime);
     if (ret) {
         error_report("Failed to get KVM_REG_ARM_TIMER_CNT");
         abort();
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm64.c b/target/arm/kvm64.c
index b4d02dff5381..66b52d6f8d23 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm64.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm64.c
@@ -908,14 +908,11 @@ int kvm_arch_put_registers(CPUState *cs, int level)
 static int kvm_arch_get_fpsimd(CPUState *cs)
 {
     CPUARMState *env = &ARM_CPU(cs)->env;
-    struct kvm_one_reg reg;
     int i, ret;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
         uint64_t *q = aa64_vfp_qreg(env, i);
-        reg.id = AARCH64_SIMD_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[i]);
-        reg.addr = (uintptr_t)q;
-        ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_SIMD_CORE_REG(fp_regs.vregs[i]), q);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
         } else {
@@ -939,15 +936,12 @@ static int kvm_arch_get_sve(CPUState *cs)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(cs);
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
-    struct kvm_one_reg reg;
     uint64_t *r;
     int n, ret;
 
     for (n = 0; n < KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_ZREGS; ++n) {
         r = &env->vfp.zregs[n].d[0];
-        reg.addr = (uintptr_t)r;
-        reg.id = KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG(n, 0);
-        ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_ZREG(n, 0), r);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -956,9 +950,7 @@ static int kvm_arch_get_sve(CPUState *cs)
 
     for (n = 0; n < KVM_ARM64_SVE_NUM_PREGS; ++n) {
         r = &env->vfp.pregs[n].p[0];
-        reg.addr = (uintptr_t)r;
-        reg.id = KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG(n, 0);
-        ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_PREG(n, 0), r);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -966,9 +958,7 @@ static int kvm_arch_get_sve(CPUState *cs)
     }
 
     r = &env->vfp.pregs[FFR_PRED_NUM].p[0];
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t)r;
-    reg.id = KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_FFR(0);
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_FFR(0), r);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -979,7 +969,6 @@ static int kvm_arch_get_sve(CPUState *cs)
 
 int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
 {
-    struct kvm_one_reg reg;
     uint64_t val;
     unsigned int el;
     uint32_t fpr;
@@ -989,31 +978,24 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
     CPUARMState *env = &cpu->env;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 31; i++) {
-        reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.regs[i]);
-        reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->xregs[i];
-        ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.regs[i]),
+                              &env->xregs[i]);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
         }
     }
 
-    reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.sp);
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->sp_el[0];
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.sp), &env->sp_el[0]);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(sp_el1);
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->sp_el[1];
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(sp_el1), &env->sp_el[1]);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.pstate);
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &val;
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.pstate), &val);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1030,9 +1012,7 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
      */
     aarch64_restore_sp(env, 1);
 
-    reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.pc);
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->pc;
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(regs.pc), &env->pc);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1046,9 +1026,7 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
         aarch64_sync_64_to_32(env);
     }
 
-    reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(elr_el1);
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->elr_el[1];
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(elr_el1), &env->elr_el[1]);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1058,9 +1036,8 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
      * KVM SPSRs 0-4 map to QEMU banks 1-5
      */
     for (i = 0; i < KVM_NR_SPSR; i++) {
-        reg.id = AARCH64_CORE_REG(spsr[i]);
-        reg.addr = (uintptr_t) &env->banked_spsr[i + 1];
-        ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_CORE_REG(spsr[i]),
+                              &env->banked_spsr[i + 1]);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
         }
@@ -1081,17 +1058,13 @@ int kvm_arch_get_registers(CPUState *cs)
         return ret;
     }
 
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t)(&fpr);
-    reg.id = AARCH64_SIMD_CTRL_REG(fp_regs.fpsr);
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_SIMD_CTRL_REG(fp_regs.fpsr), &fpr);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
     vfp_set_fpsr(env, fpr);
 
-    reg.addr = (uintptr_t)(&fpr);
-    reg.id = AARCH64_SIMD_CTRL_REG(fp_regs.fpcr);
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(cs, KVM_GET_ONE_REG, &reg);
+    ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, AARCH64_SIMD_CTRL_REG(fp_regs.fpcr), &fpr);
     if (ret) {
         return ret;
     }
