diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 6e865e8b5b10..decefe944b0f 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ irqfd_shutdown(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct kvm_kernel_irqfd *irqfd =
 		container_of(work, struct kvm_kernel_irqfd, shutdown);
+	struct kvm *kvm = irqfd->kvm;
 	u64 cnt;
 
+	/* Make sure irqfd has been initalized in assign path. */
+	synchronize_srcu(&kvm->irq_srcu);
+
 	/*
 	 * Synchronize with the wait-queue and unhook ourselves to prevent
 	 * further events.
@@ -387,7 +391,6 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->irq_srcu);
 	irqfd_update(kvm, irqfd);
-	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->irq_srcu, idx);
 
 	list_add_tail(&irqfd->list, &kvm->irqfds.items);
 
@@ -421,6 +424,7 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 	}
 #endif
 
+	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->irq_srcu, idx);
 	return 0;
 
 fail: