diff --git a/drivers/hv/hv.c b/drivers/hv/hv.c
index 6188fb7dda42..fcc52797c169 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/hv.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void hv_synic_free(void)
  * retrieve the initialized message and event pages.  Otherwise, we create and
  * initialize the message and event pages.
  */
-int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
+void hv_synic_enable_regs(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct hv_per_cpu_context *hv_cpu
 		= per_cpu_ptr(hv_context.cpu_context, cpu);
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	sctrl.enable = 1;
 
 	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
+}
+
+int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	hv_synic_enable_regs(cpu);
 
 	hv_stimer_init(cpu);
 
@@ -205,20 +210,45 @@ int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu)
 /*
  * hv_synic_cleanup - Cleanup routine for hv_synic_init().
  */
-int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
+void hv_synic_disable_regs(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	union hv_synic_sint shared_sint;
 	union hv_synic_simp simp;
 	union hv_synic_siefp siefp;
 	union hv_synic_scontrol sctrl;
+
+	hv_get_synint_state(VMBUS_MESSAGE_SINT, shared_sint.as_uint64);
+
+	shared_sint.masked = 1;
+
+	/* Need to correctly cleanup in the case of SMP!!! */
+	/* Disable the interrupt */
+	hv_set_synint_state(VMBUS_MESSAGE_SINT, shared_sint.as_uint64);
+
+	hv_get_simp(simp.as_uint64);
+	simp.simp_enabled = 0;
+	simp.base_simp_gpa = 0;
+
+	hv_set_simp(simp.as_uint64);
+
+	hv_get_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
+	siefp.siefp_enabled = 0;
+	siefp.base_siefp_gpa = 0;
+
+	hv_set_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
+
+	/* Disable the global synic bit */
+	hv_get_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
+	sctrl.enable = 0;
+	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
+}
+
+int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
+{
 	struct vmbus_channel *channel, *sc;
 	bool channel_found = false;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	hv_get_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
-	if (sctrl.enable != 1)
-		return -EFAULT;
-
 	/*
 	 * Search for channels which are bound to the CPU we're about to
 	 * cleanup. In case we find one and vmbus is still connected we need to
@@ -249,29 +279,7 @@ int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	hv_stimer_cleanup(cpu);
 
-	hv_get_synint_state(VMBUS_MESSAGE_SINT, shared_sint.as_uint64);
-
-	shared_sint.masked = 1;
-
-	/* Need to correctly cleanup in the case of SMP!!! */
-	/* Disable the interrupt */
-	hv_set_synint_state(VMBUS_MESSAGE_SINT, shared_sint.as_uint64);
-
-	hv_get_simp(simp.as_uint64);
-	simp.simp_enabled = 0;
-	simp.base_simp_gpa = 0;
-
-	hv_set_simp(simp.as_uint64);
-
-	hv_get_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
-	siefp.siefp_enabled = 0;
-	siefp.base_siefp_gpa = 0;
-
-	hv_set_siefp(siefp.as_uint64);
-
-	/* Disable the global synic bit */
-	sctrl.enable = 0;
-	hv_set_synic_state(sctrl.as_uint64);
+	hv_synic_disable_regs(cpu);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
index 362e70e9d145..26ea161a6876 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
+++ b/drivers/hv/hyperv_vmbus.h
@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ extern int hv_synic_alloc(void);
 
 extern void hv_synic_free(void);
 
+extern void hv_synic_enable_regs(unsigned int cpu);
 extern int hv_synic_init(unsigned int cpu);
 
+extern void hv_synic_disable_regs(unsigned int cpu);
 extern int hv_synic_cleanup(unsigned int cpu);
 
 /* Interface */