diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
index 46875bbd0419..5ddb05a26a1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/pmu.c
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_pmu_event_filter(struct kvm *kvm, void __user *argp)
 	*filter = tmp;
 
 	mutex_lock(&kvm->lock);
-	rcu_swap_protected(kvm->arch.pmu_event_filter, filter,
-			   mutex_is_locked(&kvm->lock));
+	filter = rcu_replace_pointer(kvm->arch.pmu_event_filter, filter,
+				     mutex_is_locked(&kvm->lock));
 	mutex_unlock(&kvm->lock);
 
 	synchronize_srcu_expedited(&kvm->srcu);