diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/psci.c b/arch/arm/kvm/psci.c
index 09cf37737ee2..5030facb4aaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kvm/psci.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kvm/psci.c
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ int kvm_psci_version(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int kvm_psci_0_2_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	int ret = 1;
+	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 	unsigned long psci_fn = *vcpu_reg(vcpu, 0) & ~((u32) 0);
 	unsigned long val;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	switch (psci_fn) {
 	case PSCI_0_2_FN_PSCI_VERSION:
@@ -213,7 +214,9 @@ static int kvm_psci_0_2_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		break;
 	case PSCI_0_2_FN_CPU_ON:
 	case PSCI_0_2_FN64_CPU_ON:
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		val = kvm_psci_vcpu_on(vcpu);
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
 	case PSCI_0_2_FN_AFFINITY_INFO:
 	case PSCI_0_2_FN64_AFFINITY_INFO:
@@ -269,6 +272,7 @@ static int kvm_psci_0_2_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 static int kvm_psci_0_1_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
+	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 	unsigned long psci_fn = *vcpu_reg(vcpu, 0) & ~((u32) 0);
 	unsigned long val;
 
@@ -278,7 +282,9 @@ static int kvm_psci_0_1_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		val = PSCI_RET_SUCCESS;
 		break;
 	case KVM_PSCI_FN_CPU_ON:
+		mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
 		val = kvm_psci_vcpu_on(vcpu);
+		mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 		break;
 	case KVM_PSCI_FN_CPU_SUSPEND:
 	case KVM_PSCI_FN_MIGRATE: