diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 0f3e04b74a6..e2713716e73 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4569,7 +4569,7 @@ static void vcpu_kick_intr(void *info)
 void kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int ipi_pcpu = vcpu->cpu;
-	int cpu = get_cpu();
+	int cpu;
 
 	if (waitqueue_active(&vcpu->wq)) {
 		wake_up_interruptible(&vcpu->wq);
@@ -4579,6 +4579,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_kick(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * We may be called synchronously with irqs disabled in guest mode,
 	 * So need not to call smp_call_function_single() in that case.
 	 */
+	cpu = get_cpu();
 	if (vcpu->guest_mode && vcpu->cpu != cpu)
 		smp_call_function_single(ipi_pcpu, vcpu_kick_intr, vcpu, 0);
 	put_cpu();