diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 887f3b0c2b60..ed061d8a457c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2508,7 +2508,8 @@ void kvm_vcpu_on_spin(struct kvm_vcpu *me, bool yield_to_kernel_mode)
 				continue;
 			if (swait_active(&vcpu->wq) && !kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(vcpu))
 				continue;
-			if (yield_to_kernel_mode && !kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(vcpu))
+			if (READ_ONCE(vcpu->preempted) && yield_to_kernel_mode &&
+				!kvm_arch_vcpu_in_kernel(vcpu))
 				continue;
 			if (!kvm_vcpu_eligible_for_directed_yield(vcpu))
 				continue;
@@ -4205,7 +4206,7 @@ static void kvm_sched_in(struct preempt_notifier *pn, int cpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = preempt_notifier_to_vcpu(pn);
 
-	vcpu->preempted = false;
+	WRITE_ONCE(vcpu->preempted, false);
 	WRITE_ONCE(vcpu->ready, false);
 
 	kvm_arch_sched_in(vcpu, cpu);
@@ -4219,7 +4220,7 @@ static void kvm_sched_out(struct preempt_notifier *pn,
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = preempt_notifier_to_vcpu(pn);
 
 	if (current->state == TASK_RUNNING) {
-		vcpu->preempted = true;
+		WRITE_ONCE(vcpu->preempted, true);
 		WRITE_ONCE(vcpu->ready, true);
 	}
 	kvm_arch_vcpu_put(vcpu);