diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
index f765c3bb9b1f..9d38cb644668 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/hyperv.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static struct kvm_vcpu_hv_synic *synic_get(struct kvm *kvm, u32 vpidx)
 		return NULL;
 
 	synic = &hv_vcpu->synic;
-	return (synic->active) ? synic : NULL;
+	return READ_ONCE(synic->active) ? synic : NULL;
 }
 
 static void kvm_hv_notify_acked_sint(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 sint)
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ int kvm_hv_activate_synic(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool dont_zero_synic_pages)
 
 	synic = to_hv_synic(vcpu);
 
-	synic->active = true;
+	WRITE_ONCE(synic->active, true);
 	synic->dont_zero_synic_pages = dont_zero_synic_pages;
 	synic->control = HV_SYNIC_CONTROL_ENABLE;
 	return 0;