diff --git a/target-i386/kvm.c b/target-i386/kvm.c
index dbe0f907a2..0b56b38de8 100644
--- a/target-i386/kvm.c
+++ b/target-i386/kvm.c
@@ -1487,24 +1487,16 @@ static void kvm_msr_entry_add(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t index, uint64_t value)
 static int kvm_put_tscdeadline_msr(X86CPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
-    struct {
-        struct kvm_msrs info;
-        struct kvm_msr_entry entries[1];
-    } msr_data;
-    struct kvm_msr_entry *msrs = msr_data.entries;
     int ret;
 
     if (!has_msr_tsc_deadline) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    kvm_msr_entry_set(&msrs[0], MSR_IA32_TSCDEADLINE, env->tsc_deadline);
+    kvm_msr_buf_reset(cpu);
+    kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_TSCDEADLINE, env->tsc_deadline);
 
-    msr_data.info = (struct kvm_msrs) {
-        .nmsrs = 1,
-    };
-
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_SET_MSRS, &msr_data);
+    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_SET_MSRS, cpu->kvm_msr_buf);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }
@@ -1521,24 +1513,17 @@ static int kvm_put_tscdeadline_msr(X86CPU *cpu)
  */
 static int kvm_put_msr_feature_control(X86CPU *cpu)
 {
-    struct {
-        struct kvm_msrs info;
-        struct kvm_msr_entry entry;
-    } msr_data;
     int ret;
 
     if (!has_msr_feature_control) {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    kvm_msr_entry_set(&msr_data.entry, MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL,
+    kvm_msr_buf_reset(cpu);
+    kvm_msr_entry_add(cpu, MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL,
                       cpu->env.msr_ia32_feature_control);
 
-    msr_data.info = (struct kvm_msrs) {
-        .nmsrs = 1,
-    };
-
-    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_SET_MSRS, &msr_data);
+    ret = kvm_vcpu_ioctl(CPU(cpu), KVM_SET_MSRS, cpu->kvm_msr_buf);
     if (ret < 0) {
         return ret;
     }