diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
index 6023b5f..dd5f463 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/mips.c
@@ -1148,6 +1148,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 {
 	int i;
 
+	vcpu_load(vcpu);
+
 	for (i = 1; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vcpu->arch.gprs); i++)
 		vcpu->arch.gprs[i] = regs->gpr[i];
 	vcpu->arch.gprs[0] = 0; /* zero is special, and cannot be set. */
@@ -1155,6 +1157,7 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_regs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_regs *regs)
 	vcpu->arch.lo = regs->lo;
 	vcpu->arch.pc = regs->pc;
 
+	vcpu_put(vcpu);
 	return 0;
 }