1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index 66cf65b510b1..c1f1e3c62984 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, int fd, int gsi)
         events = file->f_op->poll(file, &irqfd->pt);
 
         list_add_tail(&irqfd->list, &kvm->irqfds.items);
-        spin_unlock_irq(&kvm->irqfds.lock);
 
         /*
          * Check if there was an event already pending on the eventfd
@@ -227,6 +226,8 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, int fd, int gsi)
         if (events & POLLIN)
                 schedule_work(&irqfd->inject);
 
+        spin_unlock_irq(&kvm->irqfds.lock);
+
         /*
          * do not drop the file until the irqfd is fully initialized, otherwise
          * we might race against the POLLHUP