diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
index b72dbe80f87a..a1ce598e9544 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/posted_intr.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void vmx_vcpu_pi_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 
 	/* The full case.  */
 	do {
-		old.control = new.control = pi_desc->control;
+		old.control = new.control = READ_ONCE(pi_desc->control);
 
 		dest = cpu_physical_id(cpu);
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void __pi_post_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	unsigned int dest;
 
 	do {
-		old.control = new.control = pi_desc->control;
+		old.control = new.control = READ_ONCE(pi_desc->control);
 		WARN(old.nv != POSTED_INTR_WAKEUP_VECTOR,
 		     "Wakeup handler not enabled while the VCPU is blocked\n");
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ int pi_pre_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	spin_unlock(&per_cpu(blocked_vcpu_on_cpu_lock, vcpu->cpu));
 
 	do {
-		old.control = new.control = pi_desc->control;
+		old.control = new.control = READ_ONCE(pi_desc->control);
 
 		WARN((pi_desc->sn == 1),
 		     "Warning: SN field of posted-interrupts "