diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0936c3e2e51c13a743fa73972b9df44aaa97884e..69fcee26f4dae2e36072c856becc2020de9dd83e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6853,7 +6853,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	/*
 	 * 1) We should set ->mode before checking ->requests.  Please see
-	 * the comment in kvm_make_all_cpus_request.
+	 * the comment in kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode().
 	 *
 	 * 2) For APICv, we should set ->mode before checking PIR.ON.  This
 	 * pairs with the memory barrier implicit in pi_test_and_set_on
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index a805ddcb7eb050a124f2143cd0c995acf58883e4..84c5396564f76400459eb3d225d3246f642ce449 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ struct kvm_vcpu {
 
 static inline int kvm_vcpu_exiting_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	/*
+	 * The memory barrier ensures a previous write to vcpu->requests cannot
+	 * be reordered with the read of vcpu->mode.  It pairs with the general
+	 * memory barrier following the write of vcpu->mode in VCPU RUN.
+	 */
+	smp_mb__before_atomic();
 	return cmpxchg(&vcpu->mode, IN_GUEST_MODE, EXITING_GUEST_MODE);
 }
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 3772f7dcc72d3f725b19c4abef5cbe980506f89f..1efb076430358f1bb4234a3e994d979919319af2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ bool kvm_make_all_cpus_request(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int req)
 		kvm_make_request(req, vcpu);
 		cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 
-		/* Set ->requests bit before we read ->mode. */
-		smp_mb__after_atomic();
-
 		if (!(req & KVM_REQUEST_NO_WAKEUP))
 			kvm_vcpu_wake_up(vcpu);