diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_irqfd.h b/include/linux/kvm_irqfd.h
index dc1da020305b..dac047abdba7 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_irqfd.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_irqfd.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct kvm_kernel_irqfd {
 	wait_queue_entry_t wait;
 	/* Update side is protected by irqfds.lock */
 	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry irq_entry;
-	seqcount_t irq_entry_sc;
+	seqcount_spinlock_t irq_entry_sc;
 	/* Used for level IRQ fast-path */
 	int gsi;
 	struct work_struct inject;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
index ef7ed916ad4a..d6408bb497dc 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/eventfd.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ kvm_irqfd_assign(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqfd *args)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&irqfd->list);
 	INIT_WORK(&irqfd->inject, irqfd_inject);
 	INIT_WORK(&irqfd->shutdown, irqfd_shutdown);
-	seqcount_init(&irqfd->irq_entry_sc);
+	seqcount_spinlock_init(&irqfd->irq_entry_sc, &kvm->irqfds.lock);
 
 	f = fdget(args->fd);
 	if (!f.file) {