diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 12274d46df70..c556babe467c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
 #define KVM_MAX_VCPUS VGIC_V2_MAX_CPUS
 #endif
 
-#define KVM_REQ_VCPU_EXIT	(8 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
+#define KVM_REQ_VCPU_EXIT \
+	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(0, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
 
 u32 *kvm_vcpu_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u8 reg_num, u32 mode);
 int __attribute_const__ kvm_target_cpu(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 32cbe8a3bb0d..0ff991c9c66e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
 
 #define KVM_VCPU_MAX_FEATURES 4
 
-#define KVM_REQ_VCPU_EXIT	(8 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
+#define KVM_REQ_VCPU_EXIT \
+	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(0, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
 
 int __attribute_const__ kvm_target_cpu(void);
 int kvm_reset_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 9c51ac4b8f36..50e0bc9723cc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 #define KVM_IRQCHIP_NUM_PINS     256
 
 /* PPC-specific vcpu->requests bit members */
-#define KVM_REQ_WATCHDOG           8
-#define KVM_REQ_EPR_EXIT           9
+#define KVM_REQ_WATCHDOG	KVM_ARCH_REQ(0)
+#define KVM_REQ_EPR_EXIT	KVM_ARCH_REQ(1)
 
 #include <linux/mmu_notifier.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 426614a882a9..9c3bd94204ac 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 #define KVM_HALT_POLL_NS_DEFAULT 80000
 
 /* s390-specific vcpu->requests bit members */
-#define KVM_REQ_ENABLE_IBS         8
-#define KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS        9
-#define KVM_REQ_ICPT_OPEREXC       10
+#define KVM_REQ_ENABLE_IBS	KVM_ARCH_REQ(0)
+#define KVM_REQ_DISABLE_IBS	KVM_ARCH_REQ(1)
+#define KVM_REQ_ICPT_OPEREXC	KVM_ARCH_REQ(2)
 
 #define SIGP_CTRL_C		0x80
 #define SIGP_CTRL_SCN_MASK	0x3f
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 9c761fea0c98..563979976fab 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -48,28 +48,31 @@
 #define KVM_IRQCHIP_NUM_PINS  KVM_IOAPIC_NUM_PINS
 
 /* x86-specific vcpu->requests bit members */
-#define KVM_REQ_MIGRATE_TIMER      8
-#define KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS  9
-#define KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT      10
-#define KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC          11
-#define KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE      12
-#define KVM_REQ_EVENT             14
-#define KVM_REQ_APF_HALT          15
-#define KVM_REQ_STEAL_UPDATE      16
-#define KVM_REQ_NMI               17
-#define KVM_REQ_PMU               18
-#define KVM_REQ_PMI               19
-#define KVM_REQ_SMI               20
-#define KVM_REQ_MASTERCLOCK_UPDATE 21
-#define KVM_REQ_MCLOCK_INPROGRESS (22 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
-#define KVM_REQ_SCAN_IOAPIC       (23 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
-#define KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE 24
-#define KVM_REQ_APIC_PAGE_RELOAD  (25 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
-#define KVM_REQ_HV_CRASH          26
-#define KVM_REQ_IOAPIC_EOI_EXIT   27
-#define KVM_REQ_HV_RESET          28
-#define KVM_REQ_HV_EXIT           29
-#define KVM_REQ_HV_STIMER         30
+#define KVM_REQ_MIGRATE_TIMER		KVM_ARCH_REQ(0)
+#define KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS	KVM_ARCH_REQ(1)
+#define KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT		KVM_ARCH_REQ(2)
+#define KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC		KVM_ARCH_REQ(3)
+#define KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE		KVM_ARCH_REQ(4)
+#define KVM_REQ_EVENT			KVM_ARCH_REQ(6)
+#define KVM_REQ_APF_HALT		KVM_ARCH_REQ(7)
+#define KVM_REQ_STEAL_UPDATE		KVM_ARCH_REQ(8)
+#define KVM_REQ_NMI			KVM_ARCH_REQ(9)
+#define KVM_REQ_PMU			KVM_ARCH_REQ(10)
+#define KVM_REQ_PMI			KVM_ARCH_REQ(11)
+#define KVM_REQ_SMI			KVM_ARCH_REQ(12)
+#define KVM_REQ_MASTERCLOCK_UPDATE	KVM_ARCH_REQ(13)
+#define KVM_REQ_MCLOCK_INPROGRESS \
+	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(14, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
+#define KVM_REQ_SCAN_IOAPIC \
+	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(15, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
+#define KVM_REQ_GLOBAL_CLOCK_UPDATE	KVM_ARCH_REQ(16)
+#define KVM_REQ_APIC_PAGE_RELOAD \
+	KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(17, KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
+#define KVM_REQ_HV_CRASH		KVM_ARCH_REQ(18)
+#define KVM_REQ_IOAPIC_EOI_EXIT		KVM_ARCH_REQ(19)
+#define KVM_REQ_HV_RESET		KVM_ARCH_REQ(20)
+#define KVM_REQ_HV_EXIT			KVM_ARCH_REQ(21)
+#define KVM_REQ_HV_STIMER		KVM_ARCH_REQ(22)
 
 #define CR0_RESERVED_BITS                                               \
 	(~(unsigned long)(X86_CR0_PE | X86_CR0_MP | X86_CR0_EM | X86_CR0_TS \
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 8c0664309815..3724b51aab64 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ static inline bool is_error_page(struct page *page)
 #define KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD        (1 | KVM_REQUEST_WAIT | KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP)
 #define KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER     2
 #define KVM_REQ_UNHALT            3
+#define KVM_REQUEST_ARCH_BASE     8
+
+#define KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(nr, flags) ({ \
+	BUILD_BUG_ON((unsigned)(nr) >= 32 - KVM_REQUEST_ARCH_BASE); \
+	(unsigned)(((nr) + KVM_REQUEST_ARCH_BASE) | (flags)); \
+})
+#define KVM_ARCH_REQ(nr)           KVM_ARCH_REQ_FLAGS(nr, 0)
 
 #define KVM_USERSPACE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID		0
 #define KVM_IRQFD_RESAMPLE_IRQ_SOURCE_ID	1