diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index dcd0c12c308e..2a2dbeb56897 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -11396,6 +11396,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (kvm_mpx_supported())
 		kvm_load_guest_fpu(vcpu);
 
+	kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_lock(vcpu);
+
 	r = kvm_apic_accept_events(vcpu);
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -11409,6 +11411,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		mp_state->mp_state = vcpu->arch.mp_state;
 
 out:
+	kvm_vcpu_srcu_read_unlock(vcpu);
+
 	if (kvm_mpx_supported())
 		kvm_put_guest_fpu(vcpu);
 	vcpu_put(vcpu);