diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 55906e4c4676..89fc8565edee 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2958,15 +2958,15 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 
 	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 
-	if (unlikely(vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED)) {
-		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
-		vcpu_put(vcpu);
-		return -EAGAIN;
-	}
-
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &vcpu->sigset, &sigsaved);
 
+	if (unlikely(vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED)) {
+		kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
+		r = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	/* re-sync apic's tpr */
 	if (!irqchip_in_kernel(vcpu->kvm))
 		kvm_set_cr8(vcpu, kvm_run->cr8);