diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c b/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
index 813b6e93dc83657530ba3e28b8a78007a90c0949..c8841f476e9132bca23c52828a27fb3cc7fdeadc 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/pv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,12 @@ static int kvm_s390_pv_alloc_vm(struct kvm *kvm)
 	/* Allocate variable storage */
 	vlen = ALIGN(virt * ((npages * PAGE_SIZE) / HPAGE_SIZE), PAGE_SIZE);
 	vlen += uv_info.guest_virt_base_stor_len;
-	kvm->arch.pv.stor_var = vzalloc(vlen);
+	/*
+	 * The Create Secure Configuration Ultravisor Call does not support
+	 * using large pages for the virtual memory area.
+	 * This is a hardware limitation.
+	 */
+	kvm->arch.pv.stor_var = vmalloc_no_huge(vlen);
 	if (!kvm->arch.pv.stor_var)
 		goto out_err;
 	return 0;