diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
index 1620ec3d95ef8..fd8d355aca15e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/arm.c
@@ -624,9 +624,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_run_pid_change(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (kvm_vm_is_protected(kvm))
 		kvm_call_hyp_nvhe(__pkvm_vcpu_init_traps, vcpu);
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
 	set_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags);
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
index 07444fa228888..481c79cf22cd2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
@@ -957,7 +957,9 @@ int kvm_arm_vcpu_arch_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	switch (attr->group) {
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_CTRL:
+		mutex_lock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.config_lock);
 		ret = kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(vcpu, attr);
+		mutex_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->arch.config_lock);
 		break;
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_CTRL:
 		ret = kvm_arm_timer_set_attr(vcpu, attr);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hypercalls.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/hypercalls.c
index 5da884e11337a..fbdbf4257f764 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hypercalls.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hypercalls.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int kvm_arm_set_fw_reg_bmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 reg_id, u64 val)
 	if (val & ~fw_reg_features)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+	mutex_lock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
 
 	if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags) &&
 	    val != *fw_reg_bmap) {
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static int kvm_arm_set_fw_reg_bmap(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 reg_id, u64 val)
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(*fw_reg_bmap, val);
 out:
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
index 24908400e1906..2401684168388 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pmu-emul.c
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int pmu_id)
 	struct arm_pmu *arm_pmu;
 	int ret = -ENXIO;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
+	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
 	mutex_lock(&arm_pmus_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &arm_pmus, entry) {
@@ -894,7 +894,6 @@ static int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_pmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int pmu_id)
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&arm_pmus_lock);
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -902,22 +901,20 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 {
 	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->arch.config_lock);
+
 	if (!kvm_vcpu_has_pmu(vcpu))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.pmu.created)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 	if (!kvm->arch.arm_pmu) {
 		/* No PMU set, get the default one */
 		kvm->arch.arm_pmu = kvm_pmu_probe_armpmu();
-		if (!kvm->arch.arm_pmu) {
-			mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+		if (!kvm->arch.arm_pmu)
 			return -ENODEV;
-		}
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 
 	switch (attr->attr) {
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ: {
@@ -961,19 +958,13 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 		     filter.action != KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-
-		if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+		if (test_bit(KVM_ARCH_FLAG_HAS_RAN_ONCE, &kvm->arch.flags))
 			return -EBUSY;
-		}
 
 		if (!kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
 			kvm->arch.pmu_filter = bitmap_alloc(nr_events, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
-			if (!kvm->arch.pmu_filter) {
-				mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
+			if (!kvm->arch.pmu_filter)
 				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
 
 			/*
 			 * The default depends on the first applied filter.
@@ -992,8 +983,6 @@ int kvm_arm_pmu_v3_set_attr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_device_attr *attr)
 		else
 			bitmap_clear(kvm->arch.pmu_filter, filter.base_event, filter.nevents);
 
-		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
-
 		return 0;
 	}
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_SET_PMU: {