diff --git a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
index 162e7010ac..4d0cad5732 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -713,8 +713,11 @@ static int kvm_loongarch_get_cpucfg(CPUState *cs)
     CPULoongArchState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     for (i = 0; i < 21; i++) {
-        ret = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_IOC_CPUCFG(i), &val);
-        env->cpucfg[i] = (uint32_t)val;
+        int r = kvm_get_one_reg(cs, KVM_IOC_CPUCFG(i), &val);
+        ret |= r;
+        if (!r) {
+            env->cpucfg[i] = (uint32_t)val;
+        }
     }
     return ret;
 }
@@ -767,13 +770,13 @@ static int kvm_loongarch_put_cpucfg(CPUState *cs)
 
     for (i = 0; i < 21; i++) {
 	if (i == 2) {
-            ret = kvm_check_cpucfg2(cs);
-            if (ret) {
-                return ret;
+            int r = kvm_check_cpucfg2(cs);
+            if (r) {
+                return r;
             }
 	}
         val = env->cpucfg[i];
-        ret = kvm_set_one_reg(cs, KVM_IOC_CPUCFG(i), &val);
+        ret |= kvm_set_one_reg(cs, KVM_IOC_CPUCFG(i), &val);
     }
     return ret;
 }