diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 280751c84724..ad85adfef843 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3906,7 +3906,9 @@ static int vmx_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vmcs_write16(VIRTUAL_PROCESSOR_ID, vmx->vpid);
 
 	vmx->vcpu.arch.cr0 = X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD | X86_CR0_ET;
+	vcpu->srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu);
 	vmx_set_cr0(&vmx->vcpu, kvm_read_cr0(vcpu)); /* enter rmode */
+	srcu_read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu, vcpu->srcu_idx);
 	vmx_set_cr4(&vmx->vcpu, 0);
 	vmx_set_efer(&vmx->vcpu, 0);
 	vmx_fpu_activate(&vmx->vcpu);