diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index ba5ecf22bb96fccc4953ad62d9e0f237aadce8e1..6023b5f808c0a336dcc642badf767c2cd65139c5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -1162,6 +1162,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vcpu->arch.gprs); i++)
 		regs->gpr[i] = vcpu->arch.gprs[i];
 
@@ -1169,6 +1171,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	regs->lo = vcpu->arch.lo;
 	regs->pc = vcpu->arch.pc;
 
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index 72d977e309523f9c1720f32da241b29ad6e24755..d85bfd733ccd42f4a395ed3a7f3a16691a8321a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -497,6 +497,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
+
 	regs->pc = kvmppc_get_pc(vcpu);
 	regs->cr = kvmppc_get_cr(vcpu);
 	regs->ctr = kvmppc_get_ctr(vcpu);
@@ -518,6 +520,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		regs->gpr[i] = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, i);
 
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index 83b485810aea2fbfccc01718d1823f30b18e9398..e0e4f04c55354d54ffd629023d5605f32b03df8c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -1431,6 +1431,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
+
 	regs->pc = vcpu->arch.pc;
 	regs->cr = kvmppc_get_cr(vcpu);
 	regs->ctr = vcpu->arch.ctr;
@@ -1452,6 +1454,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		regs->gpr[i] = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, i);
 
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index 7972598e60d03ed63d35a72f2e425b5d25a14d19..44317813f498244bf8e2478063ea437bbbbc15a9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -2715,7 +2715,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&regs->gprs, &vcpu->run->s.regs.gprs, sizeof(regs->gprs));
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index af9da75011bce1c6d5d3a6baabd9e7da4e83c620..3364c6d4f743111c8cffad1ae2cdb2fc589a7342 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7334,6 +7334,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
+
 	if (vcpu->arch.emulate_regs_need_sync_to_vcpu) {
 		/*
 		 * We are here if userspace calls get_regs() in the middle of
@@ -7367,6 +7369,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	regs->rip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
 	regs->rflags = kvm_get_rflags(vcpu);
 
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 0b149827570cc37ee97e1564554fd80d935b34b3..6dab2e6f83217bd8f4f9785ef396701348e8ed4a 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2583,9 +2583,7 @@ static long kvm_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		kvm_regs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_regs), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!kvm_regs)
 			goto out;
-		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		r = kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(vcpu, kvm_regs);
-		vcpu_put(vcpu);
 		if (r)
 			goto out_free1;
 		r = -EFAULT;