diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
index d7e3299a773460..959e50d2588c0f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	trace_kvm_set_guest_debug(vcpu, dbg->control);
 
 	if (dbg->control & ~KVM_GUESTDBG_VALID_MASK) {
@@ -386,7 +384,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_guest_debug(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	}
 
 out:
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
index 86941f6181bb0e..53572304843b2e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/arm.c
@@ -384,14 +384,11 @@ static void vcpu_power_off(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_get_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				    struct kvm_mp_state *mp_state)
 {
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	if (vcpu->arch.power_off)
 		mp_state->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED;
 	else
 		mp_state->mp_state = KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE;
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -400,8 +397,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	switch (mp_state->mp_state) {
 	case KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE:
 		vcpu->arch.power_off = false;
@@ -413,7 +408,6 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_mpstate(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1036,8 +1030,6 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	struct kvm_device_attr attr;
 	long r;
 
-	vcpu_load(vcpu);
-
 	switch (ioctl) {
 	case KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT: {
 		struct kvm_vcpu_init init;
@@ -1114,7 +1106,6 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 		r = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return r;
 }