diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 75f3544..41dbeaf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -835,36 +835,45 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int cpu_isa_init(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, const char *cpuid)
+{
+	if (strstr(cpuid, "Intel")) {
+		kvm->exit_reasons = vmx_exit_reasons;
+		kvm->exit_reasons_isa = "VMX";
+	} else if (strstr(cpuid, "AMD")) {
+		kvm->exit_reasons = svm_exit_reasons;
+		kvm->exit_reasons_isa = "SVM";
+	} else
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int cpu_isa_config(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm)
 {
 	char buf[64], *cpuid;
-	int err, isa;
+	int err;
 
 	if (kvm->live) {
 		err = get_cpuid(buf, sizeof(buf));
 		if (err != 0) {
-			pr_err("Failed to look up CPU type (Intel or AMD)\n");
+			pr_err("Failed to look up CPU type\n");
 			return err;
 		}
 		cpuid = buf;
 	} else
 		cpuid = kvm->session->header.env.cpuid;
 
-	if (strstr(cpuid, "Intel"))
-		isa = 1;
-	else if (strstr(cpuid, "AMD"))
-		isa = 0;
-	else {
+	if (!cpuid) {
+		pr_err("Failed to look up CPU type\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	err = cpu_isa_init(kvm, cpuid);
+	if (err == -ENOTSUP)
 		pr_err("CPU %s is not supported.\n", cpuid);
-		return -ENOTSUP;
-	}
 
-	if (isa == 1) {
-		kvm->exit_reasons = vmx_exit_reasons;
-		kvm->exit_reasons_isa = "VMX";
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return err;
 }
 
 static bool verify_vcpu(int vcpu)
@@ -1583,8 +1592,6 @@
 		.report_event	= "vmexit",
 		.sort_key	= "sample",
 
-		.exit_reasons = svm_exit_reasons,
-		.exit_reasons_isa = "SVM",
 	};
 
 	if (argc == 1) {