diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 10e718db990b..9f7277273a23 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -129,6 +129,21 @@ static inline bool is_nested(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	return svm->nested_vmcb;
 }
 
+static inline void enable_gif(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags |= HF_GIF_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline void disable_gif(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags &= ~HF_GIF_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline bool gif_set(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+	return !!(svm->vcpu.arch.hflags & HF_GIF_MASK);
+}
+
 static unsigned long iopm_base;
 
 struct kvm_ldttss_desc {
@@ -621,7 +636,9 @@ static void init_vmcb(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	force_new_asid(&svm->vcpu);
 
 	svm->nested_vmcb = 0;
-	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags = HF_GIF_MASK;
+	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags = 0;
+
+	enable_gif(svm);
 }
 
 static int svm_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -1629,7 +1646,7 @@ static int nested_svm_vmexit_real(struct vcpu_svm *svm, void *arg1,
 	svm->vmcb->save.cpl = 0;
 	svm->vmcb->control.exit_int_info = 0;
 
-	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags &= ~HF_GIF_MASK;
+	disable_gif(svm);
 	/* Exit nested SVM mode */
 	svm->nested_vmcb = 0;
 
@@ -1761,7 +1778,7 @@ static int nested_svm_vmrun(struct vcpu_svm *svm, void *arg1,
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj = nested_vmcb->control.event_inj;
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj_err = nested_vmcb->control.event_inj_err;
 
-	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags |= HF_GIF_MASK;
+	enable_gif(svm);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1850,7 +1867,7 @@ static int stgi_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	svm->next_rip = kvm_rip_read(&svm->vcpu) + 3;
 	skip_emulated_instruction(&svm->vcpu);
 
-	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags |= HF_GIF_MASK;
+	enable_gif(svm);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1863,7 +1880,7 @@ static int clgi_interception(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	svm->next_rip = kvm_rip_read(&svm->vcpu) + 3;
 	skip_emulated_instruction(&svm->vcpu);
 
-	svm->vcpu.arch.hflags &= ~HF_GIF_MASK;
+	disable_gif(svm);
 
 	/* After a CLGI no interrupts should come */
 	svm_clear_vintr(svm);
@@ -2352,7 +2369,7 @@ static void svm_set_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 
-	BUG_ON(!(svm->vcpu.arch.hflags & HF_GIF_MASK));
+	BUG_ON(!(gif_set(svm)));
 
 	svm->vmcb->control.event_inj = vcpu->arch.interrupt.nr |
 		SVM_EVTINJ_VALID | SVM_EVTINJ_TYPE_INTR;
@@ -2383,7 +2400,7 @@ static int svm_interrupt_allowed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct vmcb *vmcb = svm->vmcb;
 	return (vmcb->save.rflags & X86_EFLAGS_IF) &&
 		!(vmcb->control.int_state & SVM_INTERRUPT_SHADOW_MASK) &&
-		(svm->vcpu.arch.hflags & HF_GIF_MASK) &&
+		gif_set(svm) &&
 		!is_nested(svm);
 }
 
@@ -2398,7 +2415,7 @@ static void enable_irq_window(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * GIF becomes 1, because that's a separate STGI/VMRUN intercept.
 	 * The next time we get that intercept, this function will be
 	 * called again though and we'll get the vintr intercept. */
-	if (svm->vcpu.arch.hflags & HF_GIF_MASK) {
+	if (gif_set(svm)) {
 		svm_set_vintr(svm);
 		svm_inject_irq(svm, 0x0);
 	}