diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
index a4bf5b45d65a77d55d7c3e672e1bc934faa9f079..5fb6c620180e19ebae73bee9cf6e83e3c65854e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@ static const struct kvm_io_device_ops speaker_dev_ops = {
 	.write    = speaker_ioport_write,
 };
 
-/* Caller must hold slots_lock */
 struct kvm_pit *kvm_create_pit(struct kvm *kvm, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct kvm_pit *pit;
@@ -690,6 +689,7 @@ struct kvm_pit *kvm_create_pit(struct kvm *kvm, u32 flags)
 
 	kvm_pit_set_reinject(pit, true);
 
+	mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
 	kvm_iodevice_init(&pit->dev, &pit_dev_ops);
 	ret = kvm_io_bus_register_dev(kvm, KVM_PIO_BUS, KVM_PIT_BASE_ADDRESS,
 				      KVM_PIT_MEM_LENGTH, &pit->dev);
@@ -704,12 +704,14 @@ struct kvm_pit *kvm_create_pit(struct kvm *kvm, u32 flags)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto fail_register_speaker;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
 
 	return pit;
 
 fail_register_speaker:
 	kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev(kvm, KVM_PIO_BUS, &pit->dev);
 fail_register_pit:
+	mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
 	kvm_pit_set_reinject(pit, false);
 	kthread_stop(pit->worker_task);
 fail_kthread:
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 1785415ebff3bf554c3cb77ad42013bdd45c6333..9d6a305936553da8c850de650a3da01dc9a78815 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3879,7 +3879,7 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 				   sizeof(struct kvm_pit_config)))
 			goto out;
 	create_pit:
-		mutex_lock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		r = -EEXIST;
 		if (kvm->arch.vpit)
 			goto create_pit_unlock;
@@ -3888,7 +3888,7 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		if (kvm->arch.vpit)
 			r = 0;
 	create_pit_unlock:
-		mutex_unlock(&kvm->slots_lock);
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
 	case KVM_GET_IRQCHIP: {
 		/* 0: PIC master, 1: PIC slave, 2: IOAPIC */