return __vcpu_sys_reg(vcpu, r->reg) = val;
 }
 
+static unsigned int __el2_visibility(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+                                    const struct sys_reg_desc *rd,
+                                    unsigned int (*fn)(const struct kvm_vcpu *,
+                                                       const struct sys_reg_desc *))
+{
+       return el2_visibility(vcpu, rd) ?: fn(vcpu, rd);
+}
+
 static unsigned int sve_el2_visibility(const struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
                                       const struct sys_reg_desc *rd)
 {
-       unsigned int r;
-
-       r = el2_visibility(vcpu, rd);
-       if (r)
-               return r;
-
-       return sve_visibility(vcpu, rd);
+       return __el2_visibility(vcpu, rd, sve_visibility);
 }
 
 static bool access_zcr_el2(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,