diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index 5f8312edee36..f06f9e51ad9d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -259,9 +259,8 @@ static int sev_guest_init(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_sev_cmd *argp)
 	if (kvm->created_vcpus)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = -EBUSY;
 	if (unlikely(sev->active))
-		return ret;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	sev->active = true;
 	sev->es_active = argp->id == KVM_SEV_ES_INIT;