diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 67c1154960f0..be4651abe72c 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -272,7 +272,9 @@ static void kvm_free_physmem(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 static void kvm_free_vcpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	vcpu_load(vcpu->kvm, vcpu_slot(vcpu));
 	kvm_mmu_destroy(vcpu);
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	kvm_arch_ops->vcpu_free(vcpu);
 }