diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index ed3c4e7c1008..22cdb960660a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(void)
 		if (!kvm->buses[i])
 			goto out_err;
 	}
+	spin_lock_init(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 
 	r = kvm_init_mmu_notifier(kvm);
 	if (r)
@@ -474,7 +475,6 @@ static struct kvm *kvm_create_vm(void)
 
 	kvm->mm = current->mm;
 	atomic_inc(&kvm->mm->mm_count);
-	spin_lock_init(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 	kvm_eventfd_init(kvm);
 	mutex_init(&kvm->lock);
 	mutex_init(&kvm->irq_lock);