diff --git a/drivers/hv/mshv_eventfd.c b/drivers/hv/mshv_eventfd.c
index 90959f639dc3..5995a62aff8d 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/mshv_eventfd.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/mshv_eventfd.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void mshv_irqfd_deactivate(struct mshv_irqfd *irqfd)
 	if (!mshv_irqfd_is_active(irqfd))
 		return;
 
-	hlist_del(&irqfd->irqfd_hnode);
+	hlist_del_init(&irqfd->irqfd_hnode);
 
 	queue_work(irqfd_cleanup_wq, &irqfd->irqfd_shutdown);
 }
@@ -541,13 +541,14 @@ static int mshv_irqfd_deassign(struct mshv_partition *pt,
 	if (IS_ERR(eventfd))
 		return PTR_ERR(eventfd);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&pt->pt_irqfds_lock);
 	hlist_for_each_entry_safe(irqfd, n, &pt->pt_irqfds_list,
 				  irqfd_hnode) {
 		if (irqfd->irqfd_eventfd_ctx == eventfd &&
 		    irqfd->irqfd_irqnum == args->gsi)
-
 			mshv_irqfd_deactivate(irqfd);
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&pt->pt_irqfds_lock);
 
 	eventfd_ctx_put(eventfd);