diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 4c481e751e8e..98b68c2f1a1c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ struct kvm_arch {
 	struct kvm_pic *vpic;
 	struct kvm_ioapic *vioapic;
 	struct kvm_pit *vpit;
-	int vapics_in_nmi_mode;
+	atomic_t vapics_in_nmi_mode;
 	struct mutex apic_map_lock;
 	struct kvm_apic_map *apic_map;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
index 298781d4cfb4..1406ffde3e35 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void pit_do_work(struct kthread_work *work)
 		 * LVT0 to NMI delivery. Other PIC interrupts are just sent to
 		 * VCPU0, and only if its LVT0 is in EXTINT mode.
 		 */
-		if (kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode > 0)
+		if (atomic_read(&kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode) > 0)
 			kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm)
 				kvm_apic_nmi_wd_deliver(vcpu);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 681e4e251f00..ff280209d7de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1123,10 +1123,10 @@ static void apic_manage_nmi_watchdog(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 lvt0_val)
 		if (!nmi_wd_enabled) {
 			apic_debug("Receive NMI setting on APIC_LVT0 "
 				   "for cpu %d\n", apic->vcpu->vcpu_id);
-			apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode++;
+			atomic_inc(&apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode);
 		}
 	} else if (nmi_wd_enabled)
-		apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode--;
+		atomic_dec(&apic->vcpu->kvm->arch.vapics_in_nmi_mode);
 }
 
 static int apic_reg_write(struct kvm_lapic *apic, u32 reg, u32 val)