diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
index 68b8d1f037aa..8d2c6f071dcc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/spinlock.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
 
 #include <asm/paravirt.h>
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, lock_kicker_irq) = -1;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, irq_name);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(atomic_t, xen_qlock_wait_nest);
 static bool xen_pvspin = true;
 
 #include <asm/qspinlock.h>
@@ -39,25 +41,25 @@ static void xen_qlock_kick(int cpu)
  */
 static void xen_qlock_wait(u8 *byte, u8 val)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int irq = __this_cpu_read(lock_kicker_irq);
+	atomic_t *nest_cnt = this_cpu_ptr(&xen_qlock_wait_nest);
 
 	/* If kicker interrupts not initialized yet, just spin */
 	if (irq == -1 || in_nmi())
 		return;
 
-	/* Guard against reentry. */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	/* Detect reentry. */
+	atomic_inc(nest_cnt);
 
-	/* If irq pending already clear it. */
-	if (xen_test_irq_pending(irq)) {
+	/* If irq pending already and no nested call clear it. */
+	if (atomic_read(nest_cnt) == 1 && xen_test_irq_pending(irq)) {
 		xen_clear_irq_pending(irq);
 	} else if (READ_ONCE(*byte) == val) {
 		/* Block until irq becomes pending (or a spurious wakeup) */
 		xen_poll_irq(irq);
 	}
 
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	atomic_dec(nest_cnt);
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t dummy_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)