diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
index cde8357bb226..e897046c5d2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ static inline bool vcpu_is_preempted(long cpu)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
 /*
- * virt_spin_lock_key - enables (by default) the virt_spin_lock() hijack.
+ * virt_spin_lock_key - disables by default the virt_spin_lock() hijack.
  *
- * Native (and PV wanting native due to vCPU pinning) should disable this key.
- * It is done in this backwards fashion to only have a single direction change,
- * which removes ordering between native_pv_spin_init() and HV setup.
+ * Native (and PV wanting native due to vCPU pinning) should keep this key
+ * disabled. Native does not touch the key.
+ *
+ * When in a guest then native_pv_lock_init() enables the key first and
+ * KVM/XEN might conditionally disable it later in the boot process again.
  */
-DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(virt_spin_lock_key);
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(virt_spin_lock_key);
 
 /*
  * Shortcut for the queued_spin_lock_slowpath() function that allows
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
index 97f1436c1a20..8d51c86caa41 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
@@ -71,13 +71,12 @@ DEFINE_PARAVIRT_ASM(pv_native_irq_enable, "sti", .noinstr.text);
 DEFINE_PARAVIRT_ASM(pv_native_read_cr2, "mov %cr2, %rax", .noinstr.text);
 #endif
 
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(virt_spin_lock_key);
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(virt_spin_lock_key);
 
 void __init native_pv_lock_init(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS) &&
-	    !boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
-		static_branch_disable(&virt_spin_lock_key);
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
+		static_branch_enable(&virt_spin_lock_key);
 }
 
 static void native_tlb_remove_table(struct mmu_gather *tlb, void *table)