diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
index c9011bfaabbe..f090e819bf71 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
@@ -613,7 +613,9 @@ static int __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		kvm_s390_deliver_pending_interrupts(vcpu);
 
 	vcpu->arch.sie_block->icptcode = 0;
+	preempt_disable();
 	kvm_guest_enter();
+	preempt_enable();
 	VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 6, "entering sie flags %x",
 		   atomic_read(&vcpu->arch.sie_block->cpuflags));
 	trace_kvm_s390_sie_enter(vcpu,