diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index bba3b9b72a39e4db1b1a149d981214281a708282..890897cee050acea7edbf8c008de7420e8f5c806 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ struct kvm_vcpu_arch {
 	u32 dbsr;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING
+	struct mutex exit_timing_lock;
 	struct kvmppc_exit_timing timing_exit;
 	struct kvmppc_exit_timing timing_last_enter;
 	u32 last_exit_type;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 99758460efdef8364abb8678cd5d136a70bdb094..ec3d2e75c0a8a6c73a15bfa148701011bc8af912 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	tasklet_init(&vcpu->arch.tasklet, kvmppc_decrementer_func, (ulong)vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.dec_timer.function = kvmppc_decrementer_wakeup;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING
+	mutex_init(&vcpu->arch.exit_timing_lock);
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
index a021f5827a336ce97b6c62ed5b8d0ca625d571bf..18f40fd3e98f43739b64b3dc13864bc34925be49 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/timing.c
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ void kvmppc_init_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/* pause guest execution to avoid concurrent updates */
-	mutex_lock(&vcpu->mutex);
+	/* Take a lock to avoid concurrent updates */
+	mutex_lock(&vcpu->arch.exit_timing_lock);
 
 	vcpu->arch.last_exit_type = 0xDEAD;
 	for (i = 0; i < __NUMBER_OF_KVM_EXIT_TYPES; i++) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void kvmppc_init_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->arch.timing_exit.tv64 = 0;
 	vcpu->arch.timing_last_enter.tv64 = 0;
 
-	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->arch.exit_timing_lock);
 }
 
 static void add_exit_timing(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 duration, int type)
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static void add_exit_timing(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 duration, int type)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&vcpu->arch.exit_timing_lock);
+
 	vcpu->arch.timing_count_type[type]++;
 
 	/* sum */
@@ -93,6 +95,8 @@ static void add_exit_timing(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 duration, int type)
 		vcpu->arch.timing_min_duration[type] = duration;
 	if (unlikely(duration > vcpu->arch.timing_max_duration[type]))
 		vcpu->arch.timing_max_duration[type] = duration;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&vcpu->arch.exit_timing_lock);
 }
 
 void kvmppc_update_timing_stats(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)