diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index dfbaf6bd8b1c..2700a63ab095 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <net/af_vsock.h>
 
 static struct workqueue_struct *virtio_vsock_workqueue;
-static struct virtio_vsock *the_virtio_vsock;
+static struct virtio_vsock __rcu *the_virtio_vsock;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(the_virtio_vsock_mutex); /* protects the_virtio_vsock */
 
 struct virtio_vsock {