diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index ad5319a503f0..464fa2197748 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -2046,7 +2046,7 @@ int kvm_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3);
 int kvm_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4);
 int kvm_set_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr8);
 int kvm_set_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long val);
-void kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long *val);
+unsigned long kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr);
 unsigned long kvm_get_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_lmsw(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long msw);
 int kvm_emulate_xsetbv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 695ab5b6055c..33444627fcf4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ static int emulator_do_task_switch(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 		ret = em_push(ctxt);
 	}
 
-	ops->get_dr(ctxt, 7, &dr7);
+	dr7 = ops->get_dr(ctxt, 7);
 	ops->set_dr(ctxt, 7, dr7 & ~(DR_LOCAL_ENABLE_MASK | DR_LOCAL_SLOWDOWN));
 
 	return ret;
@@ -3866,15 +3866,6 @@ static int check_cr_access(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static int check_dr7_gd(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
-{
-	unsigned long dr7;
-
-	ctxt->ops->get_dr(ctxt, 7, &dr7);
-
-	return dr7 & DR7_GD;
-}
-
 static int check_dr_read(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 {
 	int dr = ctxt->modrm_reg;
@@ -3887,10 +3878,10 @@ static int check_dr_read(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	if ((cr4 & X86_CR4_DE) && (dr == 4 || dr == 5))
 		return emulate_ud(ctxt);
 
-	if (check_dr7_gd(ctxt)) {
+	if (ctxt->ops->get_dr(ctxt, 7) & DR7_GD) {
 		ulong dr6;
 
-		ctxt->ops->get_dr(ctxt, 6, &dr6);
+		dr6 = ctxt->ops->get_dr(ctxt, 6);
 		dr6 &= ~DR_TRAP_BITS;
 		dr6 |= DR6_BD | DR6_ACTIVE_LOW;
 		ctxt->ops->set_dr(ctxt, 6, dr6);
@@ -5449,7 +5440,7 @@ int x86_emulate_insn(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 		ctxt->dst.val = ops->get_cr(ctxt, ctxt->modrm_reg);
 		break;
 	case 0x21: /* mov from dr to reg */
-		ops->get_dr(ctxt, ctxt->modrm_reg, &ctxt->dst.val);
+		ctxt->dst.val = ops->get_dr(ctxt, ctxt->modrm_reg);
 		break;
 	case 0x40 ... 0x4f:	/* cmov */
 		if (test_cc(ctxt->b, ctxt->eflags))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_emulate.h b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_emulate.h
index 4351149484fb..5382646162a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_emulate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm_emulate.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct x86_emulate_ops {
 	ulong (*get_cr)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int cr);
 	int (*set_cr)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int cr, ulong val);
 	int (*cpl)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt);
-	void (*get_dr)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr, ulong *dest);
+	ulong (*get_dr)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr);
 	int (*set_dr)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr, ulong value);
 	int (*set_msr_with_filter)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, u32 msr_index, u64 data);
 	int (*get_msr_with_filter)(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, u32 msr_index, u64 *pdata);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/smm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/smm.c
index dc3d95fdca7d..19a7a0a31953 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/smm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/smm.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static void enter_smm_save_state_32(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_smram_state_32 *smram)
 {
 	struct desc_ptr dt;
-	unsigned long val;
 	int i;
 
 	smram->cr0     = kvm_read_cr0(vcpu);
@@ -195,10 +194,8 @@ static void enter_smm_save_state_32(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	for (i = 0; i < 8; i++)
 		smram->gprs[i] = kvm_register_read_raw(vcpu, i);
 
-	kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6, &val);
-	smram->dr6     = (u32)val;
-	kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7, &val);
-	smram->dr7     = (u32)val;
+	smram->dr6     = (u32)kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6);
+	smram->dr7     = (u32)kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7);
 
 	enter_smm_save_seg_32(vcpu, &smram->tr, &smram->tr_sel, VCPU_SREG_TR);
 	enter_smm_save_seg_32(vcpu, &smram->ldtr, &smram->ldtr_sel, VCPU_SREG_LDTR);
@@ -231,7 +228,6 @@ static void enter_smm_save_state_64(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_smram_state_64 *smram)
 {
 	struct desc_ptr dt;
-	unsigned long val;
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
@@ -240,11 +236,8 @@ static void enter_smm_save_state_64(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	smram->rip    = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
 	smram->rflags = kvm_get_rflags(vcpu);
 
-
-	kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6, &val);
-	smram->dr6 = val;
-	kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7, &val);
-	smram->dr7 = val;
+	smram->dr6 = kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6);
+	smram->dr7 = kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7);
 
 	smram->cr0 = kvm_read_cr0(vcpu);
 	smram->cr3 = kvm_read_cr3(vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index e90b429c84f1..dda91f7cd71b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -2735,7 +2735,6 @@ static int dr_interception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 	int reg, dr;
-	unsigned long val;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -2763,11 +2762,9 @@ static int dr_interception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	dr = svm->vmcb->control.exit_code - SVM_EXIT_READ_DR0;
 	if (dr >= 16) { /* mov to DRn  */
 		dr -= 16;
-		val = kvm_register_read(vcpu, reg);
-		err = kvm_set_dr(vcpu, dr, val);
+		err = kvm_set_dr(vcpu, dr, kvm_register_read(vcpu, reg));
 	} else {
-		kvm_get_dr(vcpu, dr, &val);
-		kvm_register_write(vcpu, reg, val);
+		kvm_register_write(vcpu, reg, kvm_get_dr(vcpu, dr));
 	}
 
 	return kvm_complete_insn_gp(vcpu, err);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 994e014f8a50..28d1088a1770 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -4433,7 +4433,7 @@ static void sync_vmcs02_to_vmcs12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
 		(vm_entry_controls_get(to_vmx(vcpu)) & VM_ENTRY_IA32E_MODE);
 
 	if (vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS)
-		kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7, (unsigned long *)&vmcs12->guest_dr7);
+		vmcs12->guest_dr7 = kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 7);
 
 	if (vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_SAVE_IA32_EFER)
 		vmcs12->guest_ia32_efer = vcpu->arch.efer;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index e262bc2ba4e5..aa47433d0c9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -5566,10 +5566,7 @@ static int handle_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	reg = DEBUG_REG_ACCESS_REG(exit_qualification);
 	if (exit_qualification & TYPE_MOV_FROM_DR) {
-		unsigned long val;
-
-		kvm_get_dr(vcpu, dr, &val);
-		kvm_register_write(vcpu, reg, val);
+		kvm_register_write(vcpu, reg, kvm_get_dr(vcpu, dr));
 		err = 0;
 	} else {
 		err = kvm_set_dr(vcpu, dr, kvm_register_read(vcpu, reg));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index b66c45e7f6f8..bfffc13f91e6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1399,22 +1399,19 @@ int kvm_set_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long val)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_set_dr);
 
-void kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long *val)
+unsigned long kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr)
 {
 	size_t size = ARRAY_SIZE(vcpu->arch.db);
 
 	switch (dr) {
 	case 0 ... 3:
-		*val = vcpu->arch.db[array_index_nospec(dr, size)];
-		break;
+		return vcpu->arch.db[array_index_nospec(dr, size)];
 	case 4:
 	case 6:
-		*val = vcpu->arch.dr6;
-		break;
+		return vcpu->arch.dr6;
 	case 5:
 	default: /* 7 */
-		*val = vcpu->arch.dr7;
-		break;
+		return vcpu->arch.dr7;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_get_dr);
@@ -5505,7 +5502,6 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_vcpu_events(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 static void kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get_debugregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     struct kvm_debugregs *dbgregs)
 {
-	unsigned long val;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	memset(dbgregs, 0, sizeof(*dbgregs));
@@ -5514,8 +5510,7 @@ static void kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_get_debugregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vcpu->arch.db); i++)
 		dbgregs->db[i] = vcpu->arch.db[i];
 
-	kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6, &val);
-	dbgregs->dr6 = val;
+	dbgregs->dr6 = kvm_get_dr(vcpu, 6);
 	dbgregs->dr7 = vcpu->arch.dr7;
 }
 
@@ -8169,10 +8164,9 @@ static void emulator_wbinvd(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
 	kvm_emulate_wbinvd_noskip(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt));
 }
 
-static void emulator_get_dr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr,
-			    unsigned long *dest)
+static unsigned long emulator_get_dr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr)
 {
-	kvm_get_dr(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), dr, dest);
+	return kvm_get_dr(emul_to_vcpu(ctxt), dr);
 }
 
 static int emulator_set_dr(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int dr,
