diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 21b701374f72..91760e80e268 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -725,8 +725,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	int r;
 	sigset_t sigsaved;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &vcpu->sigset, &sigsaved);
 
@@ -748,7 +746,6 @@ out:
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -883,8 +880,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	struct vpd *vpd = to_host(vcpu->kvm, vcpu->arch.vpd);
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
 		vpd->vgr[i] = regs->vpd.vgr[i];
 		vpd->vbgr[i] = regs->vpd.vbgr[i];
@@ -931,8 +926,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	vcpu->arch.itc_offset = regs->saved_itc - kvm_get_itc(vcpu);
 	set_bit(KVM_REQ_RESUME, &vcpu->requests);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1967,9 +1960,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	mp_state->mp_state = vcpu->arch.mp_state;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2000,10 +1991,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	int r = 0;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.mp_state = mp_state->mp_state;
 	if (vcpu->arch.mp_state == KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED)
 		r = vcpu_reset(vcpu);
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return r;
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
index b998abf1a63d..f6eac2f337d9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c
@@ -1047,8 +1047,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	regs->pc = kvmppc_get_pc(vcpu);
 	regs->cr = kvmppc_get_cr(vcpu);
 	regs->ctr = kvmppc_get_ctr(vcpu);
@@ -1069,8 +1067,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		regs->gpr[i] = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, i);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1078,8 +1074,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	kvmppc_set_pc(vcpu, regs->pc);
 	kvmppc_set_cr(vcpu, regs->cr);
 	kvmppc_set_ctr(vcpu, regs->ctr);
@@ -1099,8 +1093,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, i, regs->gpr[i]);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1110,8 +1102,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	sregs->pvr = vcpu->arch.pvr;
 
 	sregs->u.s.sdr1 = to_book3s(vcpu)->sdr1;
@@ -1131,8 +1121,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		}
 	}
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1142,8 +1130,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	struct kvmppc_vcpu_book3s *vcpu3s = to_book3s(vcpu);
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	kvmppc_set_pvr(vcpu, sregs->pvr);
 
 	vcpu3s->sdr1 = sregs->u.s.sdr1;
@@ -1171,8 +1157,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	/* Flush the MMU after messing with the segments */
 	kvmppc_mmu_pte_flush(vcpu, 0, 0);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
index a33ab8cc2ccc..b687f430f8c0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c
@@ -485,8 +485,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	regs->pc = vcpu->arch.pc;
 	regs->cr = kvmppc_get_cr(vcpu);
 	regs->ctr = vcpu->arch.ctr;
@@ -507,8 +505,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		regs->gpr[i] = kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, i);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -516,8 +512,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu->arch.pc = regs->pc;
 	kvmppc_set_cr(vcpu, regs->cr);
 	vcpu->arch.ctr = regs->ctr;
@@ -537,8 +531,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regs->gpr); i++)
 		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, i, regs->gpr[i]);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -569,9 +561,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_translate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	int r;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	r = kvmppc_core_vcpu_translate(vcpu, tr);
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 9b8683f39e05..e0fae7a618ca 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -423,8 +423,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 	int r;
 	sigset_t sigsaved;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &vcpu->sigset, &sigsaved);
 
@@ -456,8 +454,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index ae3705816878..0d0e0add0201 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -371,55 +371,43 @@ static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_initial_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&vcpu->arch.guest_gprs, &regs->gprs, sizeof(regs->gprs));
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&regs->gprs, &vcpu->arch.guest_gprs, sizeof(regs->gprs));
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  struct kvm_sregs *sregs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&vcpu->arch.guest_acrs, &sregs->acrs, sizeof(sregs->acrs));
 	memcpy(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->gcr, &sregs->crs, sizeof(sregs->crs));
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  struct kvm_sregs *sregs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&sregs->acrs, &vcpu->arch.guest_acrs, sizeof(sregs->acrs));
 	memcpy(&sregs->crs, &vcpu->arch.sie_block->gcr, sizeof(sregs->crs));
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fprs, &fpu->fprs, sizeof(fpu->fprs));
 	vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fpc = fpu->fpc;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	memcpy(&fpu->fprs, &vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fprs, sizeof(fpu->fprs));
 	fpu->fpc = vcpu->arch.guest_fpregs.fpc;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -498,8 +486,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	int rc;
 	sigset_t sigsaved;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 rerun_vcpu:
 	if (vcpu->requests)
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, &vcpu->requests))
@@ -568,8 +554,6 @@ rerun_vcpu:
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	vcpu->stat.exit_userspace++;
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index b05321adfd2f..5acd21245fc7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4773,8 +4773,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	int r;
 	sigset_t sigsaved;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &vcpu->sigset, &sigsaved);
 
@@ -4815,14 +4813,11 @@ out:
 	if (vcpu->sigset_active)
 		sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigsaved, NULL);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return r;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	regs->rax = kvm_register_read(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RAX);
 	regs->rbx = kvm_register_read(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RBX);
 	regs->rcx = kvm_register_read(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RCX);
@@ -4845,15 +4840,11 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	regs->rip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
 	regs->rflags = kvm_get_rflags(vcpu);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	kvm_register_write(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RAX, regs->rax);
 	kvm_register_write(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RBX, regs->rbx);
 	kvm_register_write(vcpu, VCPU_REGS_RCX, regs->rcx);
@@ -4878,8 +4869,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 
 	vcpu->arch.exception.pending = false;
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4898,8 +4887,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	struct desc_ptr dt;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	kvm_get_segment(vcpu, &sregs->cs, VCPU_SREG_CS);
 	kvm_get_segment(vcpu, &sregs->ds, VCPU_SREG_DS);
 	kvm_get_segment(vcpu, &sregs->es, VCPU_SREG_ES);
@@ -4931,26 +4918,20 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		set_bit(vcpu->arch.interrupt.nr,
 			(unsigned long *)sregs->interrupt_bitmap);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	mp_state->mp_state = vcpu->arch.mp_state;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.mp_state = mp_state->mp_state;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4996,8 +4977,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	int pending_vec, max_bits;
 	struct desc_ptr dt;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	dt.size = sregs->idt.limit;
 	dt.address = sregs->idt.base;
 	kvm_x86_ops->set_idt(vcpu, &dt);
@@ -5057,8 +5036,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	    !is_protmode(vcpu))
 		vcpu->arch.mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5068,12 +5045,10 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	unsigned long rflags;
 	int i, r;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	if (dbg->control & (KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB | KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_BP)) {
 		r = -EBUSY;
 		if (vcpu->arch.exception.pending)
-			goto unlock_out;
+			goto out;
 		if (dbg->control & KVM_GUESTDBG_INJECT_DB)
 			kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, DB_VECTOR);
 		else
@@ -5115,8 +5090,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 	r = 0;
 
-unlock_out:
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
+out:
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -5152,7 +5126,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_translate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	gpa_t gpa;
 	int idx;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	idx = srcu_read_lock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu);
 	gpa = kvm_mmu_gva_to_gpa_system(vcpu, vaddr, NULL);
 	srcu_read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->srcu, idx);
@@ -5160,7 +5133,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_translate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	tr->valid = gpa != UNMAPPED_GVA;
 	tr->writeable = 1;
 	tr->usermode = 0;
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -5169,8 +5141,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 {
 	struct fxsave *fxsave = (struct fxsave *)&vcpu->arch.guest_fx_image;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	memcpy(fpu->fpr, fxsave->st_space, 128);
 	fpu->fcw = fxsave->cwd;
 	fpu->fsw = fxsave->swd;
@@ -5180,8 +5150,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 	fpu->last_dp = fxsave->rdp;
 	memcpy(fpu->xmm, fxsave->xmm_space, sizeof fxsave->xmm_space);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5189,8 +5157,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 {
 	struct fxsave *fxsave = (struct fxsave *)&vcpu->arch.guest_fx_image;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	memcpy(fxsave->st_space, fpu->fpr, 128);
 	fxsave->cwd = fpu->fcw;
 	fxsave->swd = fpu->fsw;
@@ -5200,8 +5166,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_fpu *fpu)
 	fxsave->rdp = fpu->last_dp;
 	memcpy(fxsave->xmm_space, fpu->xmm, sizeof fxsave->xmm_space);
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 187aa8d984a7..e0fb0988a3fe 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,18 @@ static long kvm_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 
 	if (vcpu->kvm->mm != current->mm)
 		return -EIO;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_S390) || defined(CONFIG_PPC)
+	/*
+	 * Special cases: vcpu ioctls that are asynchronous to vcpu execution,
+	 * so vcpu_load() would break it.
+	 */
+	if (ioctl == KVM_S390_INTERRUPT || ioctl == KVM_INTERRUPT)
+		return kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(filp, ioctl, arg);
+#endif
+
+
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	switch (ioctl) {
 	case KVM_RUN:
 		r = -EINVAL;
@@ -1566,9 +1578,12 @@ out_free2:
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
+		vcpu_put(vcpu);
 		r = kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(filp, ioctl, arg);
+		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 	}
 out:
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	kfree(fpu);
 	kfree(kvm_sregs);
 	return r;