diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/guestvm_loader.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/guestvm_loader.c
index 6aaa090ab3f0..11255a005c84 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/guestvm_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/guestvm_loader.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static int guestvm_loader_nb_handler(struct notifier_block *this,
 		complete_all(&priv->vm_start);
 		break;
 	case HH_RM_VM_STATUS_RUNNING:
+		dev_info(priv->dev, "vm(%d) started running\n", vm_status_payload->vmid);
 		break;
 	default:
 		dev_err(priv->dev, "Unknown notification receieved for vmid = %d vm_status = %d\n",
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ static ssize_t guestvm_loader_start(struct kobject *kobj,
 		priv->vm_status = HH_RM_VM_STATUS_RUNNING;
 		ret = hh_rm_vm_start(priv->vmid);
 		if (ret)
-			dev_err(priv->dev, "VM start has failed for vmid = %d ret = %d\n",
+			dev_err(priv->dev, "VM start failed for vmid = %d ret = %d\n",
 				priv->vmid, ret);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/virt/haven/hh_rm_iface.c b/drivers/virt/haven/hh_rm_iface.c
index 520f5768ed32..ddcf75c384aa 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/haven/hh_rm_iface.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/haven/hh_rm_iface.c
@@ -502,28 +502,26 @@ int hh_rm_vm_start(int vmid)
 	struct hh_vm_start_resp_payload *resp_payload;
 	struct hh_vm_start_req_payload req_payload = {0};
 	size_t resp_payload_size;
-	int err, reply_err_code;
+	int reply_err_code = 0;
 
 	req_payload.vmid = (hh_vmid_t) vmid;
 
 	resp_payload = hh_rm_call(HH_RM_RPC_MSG_ID_CALL_VM_START,
 				&req_payload, sizeof(req_payload),
 				&resp_payload_size, &reply_err_code);
-	if (reply_err_code || IS_ERR_OR_NULL(resp_payload)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(resp_payload);
+	if (reply_err_code) {
 		pr_err("%s: VM_START failed with err: %d\n",
-			__func__, err);
-		return err;
+			__func__, reply_err_code);
+		return reply_err_code;
 	}
 
-	if (resp_payload_size != sizeof(*resp_payload)) {
+	if (resp_payload_size) {
 		pr_err("%s: Invalid size received for VM_START: %u\n",
 			__func__, resp_payload_size);
-		kfree(resp_payload);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return resp_payload->response;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(hh_rm_vm_start);