diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 027dfd278a97..3cc3f673785c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -5049,10 +5049,13 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_from_user(&u.ps, argp, sizeof(u.ps)))
 			goto out;
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		r = -ENXIO;
 		if (!kvm->arch.vpit)
-			goto out;
+			goto set_pit_out;
 		r = kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit(kvm, &u.ps);
+set_pit_out:
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
 	}
 	case KVM_GET_PIT2: {
@@ -5072,10 +5075,13 @@ long kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_from_user(&u.ps2, argp, sizeof(u.ps2)))
 			goto out;
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		r = -ENXIO;
 		if (!kvm->arch.vpit)
-			goto out;
+			goto set_pit2_out;
 		r = kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pit2(kvm, &u.ps2);
+set_pit2_out:
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
 	}
 	case KVM_REINJECT_CONTROL: {