diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt
index a9f366e73c8e..ba9e1c2150c2 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/locking.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ Name:		kvm_lock
 Type:		raw_spinlock
 Arch:		any
 Protects:	- vm_list
-		- hardware virtualization enable/disable
+
+Name:		kvm_count_lock
+Type:		raw_spinlock_t
+Arch:		any
+Protects:	- hardware virtualization enable/disable
 Comment:	'raw' because hardware enabling/disabling must be atomic /wrt
 		migration.
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 426051d66173..eb94343c2ed2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
  */
 
 DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(kvm_lock);
+static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(kvm_count_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(vm_list);
 
 static cpumask_var_t cpus_hardware_enabled;
@@ -2683,10 +2684,10 @@ static void hardware_enable_nolock(void *junk)
 
 static void hardware_enable(void)
 {
-	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_count_lock);
 	if (kvm_usage_count)
 		hardware_enable_nolock(NULL);
-	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_count_lock);
 }
 
 static void hardware_disable_nolock(void *junk)
@@ -2701,10 +2702,10 @@ static void hardware_disable_nolock(void *junk)
 
 static void hardware_disable(void)
 {
-	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_count_lock);
 	if (kvm_usage_count)
 		hardware_disable_nolock(NULL);
-	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_count_lock);
 }
 
 static void hardware_disable_all_nolock(void)
@@ -2718,16 +2719,16 @@ static void hardware_disable_all_nolock(void)
 
 static void hardware_disable_all(void)
 {
-	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_count_lock);
 	hardware_disable_all_nolock();
-	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_count_lock);
 }
 
 static int hardware_enable_all(void)
 {
 	int r = 0;
 
-	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_lock(&kvm_count_lock);
 
 	kvm_usage_count++;
 	if (kvm_usage_count == 1) {
@@ -2740,7 +2741,7 @@ static int hardware_enable_all(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_lock);
+	raw_spin_unlock(&kvm_count_lock);
 
 	return r;
 }
@@ -3130,7 +3131,7 @@ static int kvm_suspend(void)
 static void kvm_resume(void)
 {
 	if (kvm_usage_count) {
-		WARN_ON(raw_spin_is_locked(&kvm_lock));
+		WARN_ON(raw_spin_is_locked(&kvm_count_lock));
 		hardware_enable_nolock(NULL);
 	}
 }