diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index 7c06ceb36643..8acca8237687 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ enum kvm_mem_region_type {
 struct kvm_vm {
 	int mode;
 	unsigned long type;
-	uint8_t subtype;
 	int kvm_fd;
 	int fd;
 	unsigned int pgtable_levels;
@@ -200,8 +199,8 @@ enum vm_guest_mode {
 struct vm_shape {
 	uint32_t type;
 	uint8_t  mode;
-	uint8_t  subtype;
-	uint16_t padding;
+	uint8_t  pad0;
+	uint16_t pad1;
 };
 
 kvm_static_assert(sizeof(struct vm_shape) == sizeof(uint64_t));
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
index 3bd03b088dda..3c8dfd8180b1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/processor.h
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
 extern bool host_cpu_is_intel;
 extern bool host_cpu_is_amd;
 
-enum vm_guest_x86_subtype {
-	VM_SUBTYPE_NONE = 0,
-	VM_SUBTYPE_SEV,
-	VM_SUBTYPE_SEV_ES,
-};
-
 /* Forced emulation prefix, used to invoke the emulator unconditionally. */
 #define KVM_FEP "ud2; .byte 'k', 'v', 'm';"
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/sev.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/sev.h
index 8a1bf88474c9..0719f083351a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/sev.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86_64/sev.h
@@ -67,20 +67,8 @@ kvm_static_assert(SEV_RET_SUCCESS == 0);
 	__TEST_ASSERT_VM_VCPU_IOCTL(!ret, #cmd,	ret, vm);		\
 })
 
-static inline void sev_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm)
-{
-	vm->arch.sev_fd = open_sev_dev_path_or_exit();
-
-	vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_INIT, NULL);
-}
-
-
-static inline void sev_es_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm)
-{
-	vm->arch.sev_fd = open_sev_dev_path_or_exit();
-
-	vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_ES_INIT, NULL);
-}
+void sev_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm);
+void sev_es_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm);
 
 static inline void sev_register_encrypted_memory(struct kvm_vm *vm,
 						 struct userspace_mem_region *region)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index b2262b5fad9e..9da388100f3a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ struct kvm_vm *____vm_create(struct vm_shape shape)
 
 	vm->mode = shape.mode;
 	vm->type = shape.type;
-	vm->subtype = shape.subtype;
 
 	vm->pa_bits = vm_guest_mode_params[vm->mode].pa_bits;
 	vm->va_bits = vm_guest_mode_params[vm->mode].va_bits;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
index 74a4c736c9ae..9f87ca8b7ab6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/processor.c
@@ -578,10 +578,11 @@ void kvm_arch_vm_post_create(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_intel);
 	sync_global_to_guest(vm, host_cpu_is_amd);
 
-	if (vm->subtype == VM_SUBTYPE_SEV)
-		sev_vm_init(vm);
-	else if (vm->subtype == VM_SUBTYPE_SEV_ES)
-		sev_es_vm_init(vm);
+	if (vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_VM || vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM) {
+		struct kvm_sev_init init = { 0 };
+
+		vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_INIT2, &init);
+	}
 }
 
 void vcpu_arch_set_entry_point(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, void *guest_code)
@@ -1081,9 +1082,12 @@ void kvm_get_cpu_address_width(unsigned int *pa_bits, unsigned int *va_bits)
 
 void kvm_init_vm_address_properties(struct kvm_vm *vm)
 {
-	if (vm->subtype == VM_SUBTYPE_SEV || vm->subtype == VM_SUBTYPE_SEV_ES) {
+	if (vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_VM || vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM) {
+		vm->arch.sev_fd = open_sev_dev_path_or_exit();
 		vm->arch.c_bit = BIT_ULL(this_cpu_property(X86_PROPERTY_SEV_C_BIT));
 		vm->gpa_tag_mask = vm->arch.c_bit;
+	} else {
+		vm->arch.sev_fd = -1;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/sev.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/sev.c
index e248d3364b9c..597994fa4f41 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/sev.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/x86_64/sev.c
@@ -35,6 +35,32 @@ static void encrypt_region(struct kvm_vm *vm, struct userspace_mem_region *regio
 	}
 }
 
+void sev_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm)
+{
+	if (vm->type == KVM_X86_DEFAULT_VM) {
+		assert(vm->arch.sev_fd == -1);
+		vm->arch.sev_fd = open_sev_dev_path_or_exit();
+		vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_INIT, NULL);
+	} else {
+		struct kvm_sev_init init = { 0 };
+		assert(vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_VM);
+		vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_INIT2, &init);
+	}
+}
+
+void sev_es_vm_init(struct kvm_vm *vm)
+{
+	if (vm->type == KVM_X86_DEFAULT_VM) {
+		assert(vm->arch.sev_fd == -1);
+		vm->arch.sev_fd = open_sev_dev_path_or_exit();
+		vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_ES_INIT, NULL);
+	} else {
+		struct kvm_sev_init init = { 0 };
+		assert(vm->type == KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM);
+		vm_sev_ioctl(vm, KVM_SEV_INIT2, &init);
+	}
+}
+
 void sev_vm_launch(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint32_t policy)
 {
 	struct kvm_sev_launch_start launch_start = {
@@ -91,10 +117,8 @@ struct kvm_vm *vm_sev_create_with_one_vcpu(uint32_t policy, void *guest_code,
 					   struct kvm_vcpu **cpu)
 {
 	struct vm_shape shape = {
-		.type = VM_TYPE_DEFAULT,
 		.mode = VM_MODE_DEFAULT,
-		.subtype = policy & SEV_POLICY_ES ? VM_SUBTYPE_SEV_ES :
-						    VM_SUBTYPE_SEV,
+		.type = policy & SEV_POLICY_ES ? KVM_X86_SEV_ES_VM : KVM_X86_SEV_VM,
 	};
 	struct kvm_vm *vm;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *cpus[1];
