diff --git a/vmm/src/igvm/igvm_loader.rs b/vmm/src/igvm/igvm_loader.rs
index 53f358855..ea9c7e69e 100644
--- a/vmm/src/igvm/igvm_loader.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/igvm/igvm_loader.rs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ const KVM_SNP_PAGE_TYPE_CPUID: u32 = 6;
 struct PageTypeConfig {
     isolated_page_size_4kb: u32,
     normal: u32,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "kvm"), expect(dead_code))]
     zero: u32,
     unmeasured: u32,
     cpuid: u32,
@@ -158,11 +158,13 @@ struct PageTypeConfig {
     vmsa: u32,
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 struct GpaPages {
-    pub gpa: u64,
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "sev_snp"), expect(dead_code))]
     pub page_type: u32,
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "sev_snp"), expect(dead_code))]
+    pub gpa: u64,
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // usage pattern too complex, we stick to allow()
     pub page_size: u32,
 }
 
diff --git a/vmm/src/sev.rs b/vmm/src/sev.rs
index a235c6f50..c5fa9c706 100644
--- a/vmm/src/sev.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/sev.rs
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ const SEV_HASH_TABLE_PADDING: usize =
 
 #[derive(IntoBytes, Immutable)]
 pub struct PaddedSevHashTable {
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
     hash_table: SevHashTable,
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
     padding: [u8; SEV_HASH_TABLE_PADDING],
 }