#define KVM_REQ_START_MIGRATION KVM_ARCH_REQ(3)
 #define KVM_REQ_STOP_MIGRATION  KVM_ARCH_REQ(4)
 #define KVM_REQ_VSIE_RESTART   KVM_ARCH_REQ(5)
+#define KVM_REQ_REFRESH_GUEST_PREFIX   \
+       KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(6, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
 
 #define SIGP_CTRL_C            0x80
 #define SIGP_CTRL_SCN_MASK     0x3f
 
                if (prefix <= end && start <= prefix + 2*PAGE_SIZE - 1) {
                        VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 2, "gmap notifier for %lx-%lx",
                                   start, end);
-                       kvm_s390_sync_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
+                       kvm_s390_sync_request(KVM_REQ_REFRESH_GUEST_PREFIX, vcpu);
                }
        }
 }
        if (!kvm_request_pending(vcpu))
                return 0;
        /*
-        * We use MMU_RELOAD just to re-arm the ipte notifier for the
+        * If the guest prefix changed, re-arm the ipte notifier for the
         * guest prefix page. gmap_mprotect_notify will wait on the ptl lock.
         * This ensures that the ipte instruction for this request has
         * already finished. We might race against a second unmapper that
         * wants to set the blocking bit. Lets just retry the request loop.
         */
-       if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu)) {
+       if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_REFRESH_GUEST_PREFIX, vcpu)) {
                int rc;
                rc = gmap_mprotect_notify(vcpu->arch.gmap,
                                          kvm_s390_get_prefix(vcpu),
                                          PAGE_SIZE * 2, PROT_WRITE);
                if (rc) {
-                       kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
+                       kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_REFRESH_GUEST_PREFIX, vcpu);
                        return rc;
                }
                goto retry;
 
                   prefix);
        vcpu->arch.sie_block->prefix = prefix >> GUEST_PREFIX_SHIFT;
        kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu);
-       kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
+       kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_REFRESH_GUEST_PREFIX, vcpu);
 }
 
 static inline u64 kvm_s390_get_base_disp_s(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 *ar)