diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 5877ba2f00569ba39c33040ea0fba255cb262292..62f19b4b9605ca002bcdd4af7ff4a03694922a37 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -3788,12 +3788,13 @@ 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
@@ -3824,7 +3825,7 @@ 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--;