diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index c2c3477..4cb3776 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -1998,14 +1998,12 @@
 	{
 		struct kvm_one_reg reg;
 		r = -EFAULT;
-		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		if (copy_from_user(&reg, argp, sizeof(reg)))
 			goto out;
 		if (ioctl == KVM_SET_ONE_REG)
 			r = kvm_vcpu_ioctl_set_one_reg(vcpu, &reg);
 		else
 			r = kvm_vcpu_ioctl_get_one_reg(vcpu, &reg);
-		vcpu_put(vcpu);
 		break;
 	}