diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
index c6d1fc3be91c..eb41e897e693 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_pr.c
@@ -1884,7 +1884,6 @@ static int kvmppc_vcpu_run_pr(struct kvm_run *kvm_run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log_pr(struct kvm *kvm,
 					 struct kvm_dirty_log *log)
 {
-	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
 	ulong ga, ga_end;
@@ -1894,15 +1893,12 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log_pr(struct kvm *kvm,
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
 
-	r = kvm_get_dirty_log(kvm, log, &is_dirty);
+	r = kvm_get_dirty_log(kvm, log, &is_dirty, &memslot);
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
 
 	/* If nothing is dirty, don't bother messing with page tables. */
 	if (is_dirty) {
-		slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
-		memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, log->slot);
-
 		ga = memslot->base_gfn << PAGE_SHIFT;
 		ga_end = ga + (memslot->npages << PAGE_SHIFT);
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index dacc13bb4465..3ca1a784590c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -610,9 +610,8 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 {
 	int r;
 	unsigned long n;
-	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
-	int is_dirty = 0;
+	int is_dirty;
 
 	if (kvm_is_ucontrol(kvm))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -623,14 +622,7 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 	if (log->slot >= KVM_USER_MEM_SLOTS)
 		goto out;
 
-	slots = kvm_memslots(kvm);
-	memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, log->slot);
-	r = -ENOENT;
-	if (!memslot->dirty_bitmap)
-		goto out;
-
-	kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(kvm, memslot);
-	r = kvm_get_dirty_log(kvm, log, &is_dirty);
+	r = kvm_get_dirty_log(kvm, log, &is_dirty, &memslot);
 	if (r)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index a56ba1a3c8d0..f05be99dc44a 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ void kvm_arch_dirty_log_tlb_flush(struct kvm *kvm,
 #else /* !CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT */
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log);
 int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log,
-		      int *is_dirty);
+		      int *is_dirty, struct kvm_memory_slot **memslot);
 #endif
 
 int kvm_vm_ioctl_irq_line(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irq_level *irq_level,
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 60692588f0fc..190c065da48d 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1198,31 +1198,42 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
 }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_DIRTYLOG_READ_PROTECT
-int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
-			struct kvm_dirty_log *log, int *is_dirty)
+/**
+ * kvm_get_dirty_log - get a snapshot of dirty pages
+ * @kvm:	pointer to kvm instance
+ * @log:	slot id and address to which we copy the log
+ * @is_dirty:	set to '1' if any dirty pages were found
+ * @memslot:	set to the associated memslot, always valid on success
+ */
+int kvm_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_dirty_log *log,
+		      int *is_dirty, struct kvm_memory_slot **memslot)
 {
 	struct kvm_memslots *slots;
-	struct kvm_memory_slot *memslot;
 	int i, as_id, id;
 	unsigned long n;
 	unsigned long any = 0;
 
+	*memslot = NULL;
+	*is_dirty = 0;
+
 	as_id = log->slot >> 16;
 	id = (u16)log->slot;
 	if (as_id >= KVM_ADDRESS_SPACE_NUM || id >= KVM_USER_MEM_SLOTS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	slots = __kvm_memslots(kvm, as_id);
-	memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, id);
-	if (!memslot->dirty_bitmap)
+	*memslot = id_to_memslot(slots, id);
+	if (!(*memslot)->dirty_bitmap)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	n = kvm_dirty_bitmap_bytes(memslot);
+	kvm_arch_sync_dirty_log(kvm, *memslot);
+
+	n = kvm_dirty_bitmap_bytes(*memslot);
 
 	for (i = 0; !any && i < n/sizeof(long); ++i)
-		any = memslot->dirty_bitmap[i];
+		any = (*memslot)->dirty_bitmap[i];
 
-	if (copy_to_user(log->dirty_bitmap, memslot->dirty_bitmap, n))
+	if (copy_to_user(log->dirty_bitmap, (*memslot)->dirty_bitmap, n))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	if (any)
