diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 3bc3d527f442..97852f190720 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -602,18 +602,10 @@ static void kvm_on_user_return(struct user_return_notifier *urn)
 	struct kvm_user_return_msrs *msrs
 		= container_of(urn, struct kvm_user_return_msrs, urn);
 	struct kvm_user_return_msr_values *values;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	/*
-	 * Disabling irqs at this point since the following code could be
-	 * interrupted and executed through kvm_arch_disable_virtualization_cpu()
-	 */
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	if (msrs->registered) {
-		msrs->registered = false;
-		user_return_notifier_unregister(urn);
-	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	msrs->registered = false;
+	user_return_notifier_unregister(urn);
+
 	for (slot = 0; slot < kvm_nr_uret_msrs; ++slot) {
 		values = &msrs->values[slot];
 		if (values->host != values->curr) {