diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
index cd218b07c6f6..1ea3eb270de8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/kvmgt.c
@@ -1424,7 +1424,7 @@ static int kvmgt_rw_gpa(unsigned long handle, unsigned long gpa,
 {
 	struct kvmgt_guest_info *info;
 	struct kvm *kvm;
-	int ret;
+	int idx, ret;
 	bool kthread = current->mm == NULL;
 
 	if (!handle_valid(handle))
@@ -1436,8 +1436,10 @@ static int kvmgt_rw_gpa(unsigned long handle, unsigned long gpa,
 	if (kthread)
 		use_mm(kvm->mm);
 
+	idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
 	ret = write ? kvm_write_guest(kvm, gpa, buf, len) :
 		      kvm_read_guest(kvm, gpa, buf, len);
+	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
 
 	if (kthread)
 		unuse_mm(kvm->mm);