diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
index 199e1e9bae25..3ec4e26b9bd7 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm.h
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ void kvm_mmu_pte_write(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa,
 		       const u8 *old, const u8 *new, int bytes);
 int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page_virt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva);
 void kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+int kvm_mmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+void kvm_mmu_unload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 int kvm_hypercall(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run);
 
@@ -555,6 +557,14 @@ static inline int kvm_mmu_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva,
 	return vcpu->mmu.page_fault(vcpu, gva, error_code);
 }
 
+static inline int kvm_mmu_reload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (likely(vcpu->mmu.root_hpa != INVALID_PAGE))
+		return 0;
+
+	return kvm_mmu_load(vcpu);
+}
+
 static inline int is_long_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
index 283df031b03d..5915d7a1c4f7 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -949,9 +949,7 @@ static int nonpaging_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	context->free = nonpaging_free;
 	context->root_level = 0;
 	context->shadow_root_level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
-	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
-	ASSERT(VALID_PAGE(context->root_hpa));
-	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, context->root_hpa);
+	context->root_hpa = INVALID_PAGE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -965,11 +963,6 @@ static void paging_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	pgprintk("%s: cr3 %lx\n", __FUNCTION__, vcpu->cr3);
 	mmu_free_roots(vcpu);
-	if (unlikely(vcpu->kvm->n_free_mmu_pages < KVM_MIN_FREE_MMU_PAGES))
-		kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
-	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
-	kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(vcpu);
-	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, vcpu->mmu.root_hpa);
 }
 
 static void inject_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
@@ -1003,10 +996,7 @@ static int paging64_init_context_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int level)
 	context->free = paging_free;
 	context->root_level = level;
 	context->shadow_root_level = level;
-	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
-	ASSERT(VALID_PAGE(context->root_hpa));
-	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, context->root_hpa |
-		    (vcpu->cr3 & (CR3_PCD_MASK | CR3_WPT_MASK)));
+	context->root_hpa = INVALID_PAGE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1025,10 +1015,7 @@ static int paging32_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	context->free = paging_free;
 	context->root_level = PT32_ROOT_LEVEL;
 	context->shadow_root_level = PT32E_ROOT_LEVEL;
-	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
-	ASSERT(VALID_PAGE(context->root_hpa));
-	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, context->root_hpa |
-		    (vcpu->cr3 & (CR3_PCD_MASK | CR3_WPT_MASK)));
+	context->root_hpa = INVALID_PAGE;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1042,7 +1029,6 @@ static int init_kvm_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	ASSERT(vcpu);
 	ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(vcpu->mmu.root_hpa));
 
-	mmu_topup_memory_caches(vcpu);
 	if (!is_paging(vcpu))
 		return nonpaging_init_context(vcpu);
 	else if (is_long_mode(vcpu))
@@ -1063,17 +1049,32 @@ static void destroy_kvm_mmu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 }
 
 int kvm_mmu_reset_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	destroy_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
+	return init_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
+}
+
+int kvm_mmu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	destroy_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
-	r = init_kvm_mmu(vcpu);
-	if (r < 0)
-		goto out;
+	spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
 	r = mmu_topup_memory_caches(vcpu);
+	if (r)
+		goto out;
+	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
+	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, vcpu->mmu.root_hpa);
+	kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(vcpu);
 out:
+	spin_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->lock);
 	return r;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_load);
+
+void kvm_mmu_unload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	mmu_free_roots(vcpu);
+}
 
 static void mmu_pte_write_zap_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				  struct kvm_mmu_page *page,
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/svm.c b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
index 6cd6a50a0340..ec040e2f8c58 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1483,6 +1483,10 @@ static int svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
 	int r;
 
 again:
+	r = kvm_mmu_reload(vcpu);
+	if (unlikely(r))
+		return r;
+
 	if (!vcpu->mmio_read_completed)
 		do_interrupt_requests(vcpu, kvm_run);
 
diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 93e5bb2c40e3..4d255493a57e 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1988,6 +1988,10 @@ again:
 	vmx_save_host_state(vcpu);
 	kvm_load_guest_fpu(vcpu);
 
+	r = kvm_mmu_reload(vcpu);
+	if (unlikely(r))
+		goto out;
+
 	/*
 	 * Loading guest fpu may have cleared host cr0.ts
 	 */