diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index bb18923bf632..4406374e3b6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1007,9 +1007,11 @@ static void __loaded_vmcs_clear(void *arg)
 
 static void loaded_vmcs_clear(struct loaded_vmcs *loaded_vmcs)
 {
-	if (loaded_vmcs->cpu != -1)
-		smp_call_function_single(
-			loaded_vmcs->cpu, __loaded_vmcs_clear, loaded_vmcs, 1);
+	int cpu = loaded_vmcs->cpu;
+
+	if (cpu != -1)
+		smp_call_function_single(cpu,
+			 __loaded_vmcs_clear, loaded_vmcs, 1);
 }
 
 static inline void vpid_sync_vcpu_single(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)