diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 8123f4d15930..7a4fd1dbe0d7 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -3742,12 +3742,13 @@ void kvm_vcpu_on_spin(struct kvm_vcpu *me, bool yield_to_kernel_mode)
 {
 	struct kvm *kvm = me->kvm;
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
-	int last_boosted_vcpu = me->kvm->last_boosted_vcpu;
+	int last_boosted_vcpu;
 	unsigned long i;
 	int yielded = 0;
 	int try = 3;
 	int pass;
 
+	last_boosted_vcpu = READ_ONCE(kvm->last_boosted_vcpu);
 	kvm_vcpu_set_in_spin_loop(me, true);
 	/*
 	 * We boost the priority of a VCPU that is runnable but not
@@ -3778,7 +3779,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_on_spin(struct kvm_vcpu *me, bool yield_to_kernel_mode)
 
 			yielded = kvm_vcpu_yield_to(vcpu);
 			if (yielded > 0) {
-				kvm->last_boosted_vcpu = i;
+				WRITE_ONCE(kvm->last_boosted_vcpu, i);
 				break;
 			} else if (yielded < 0) {
 				try--;