diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 02bab6923e03..5a782849521c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ int kvm_trylock_all_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->lock);
 
-	if (kvm_is_vcpu_creation_in_progress(kvm))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_is_vcpu_creation_in_progress(kvm)))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ int kvm_lock_all_vcpus(struct kvm *kvm)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&kvm->lock);
 
-	if (kvm_is_vcpu_creation_in_progress(kvm))
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(kvm_is_vcpu_creation_in_progress(kvm)))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {