diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 03bfc92864b6..3dd04605f2e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ struct kvm {
 	gfn_t mmu_invalidate_range_start;
 	gfn_t mmu_invalidate_range_end;
 
+	unsigned long gpc_invalidate_seq;
+
 	struct list_head devices;
 	u64 manual_dirty_log_protect;
 	struct dentry *debugfs_dentry;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 65eb26a0520d..108d42c5c1d6 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -813,6 +813,16 @@ static void kvm_mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end(struct mmu_notifier *mn,
 
 	/* Pairs with the increment in range_start(). */
 	spin_lock(&kvm->mn_invalidate_lock);
+	kvm->gpc_invalidate_seq++;
+
+	/*
+	 * As with the MMU sequence counter and mmu_invalidate_in_progress, the
+	 * GPC sequence increase must be visible before the invalidate count
+	 * goes to zero.  Pairs with the smp_rmb() in
+	 * mmu_notifier_retry_cache().
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+
 	if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(!kvm->mn_active_invalidate_count))
 		--kvm->mn_active_invalidate_count;
 	wake = !kvm->mn_active_invalidate_count;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
index 728d2c1b488a..3659686b97c2 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/pfncache.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void gpc_unmap(kvm_pfn_t pfn, void *khva)
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline bool mmu_notifier_retry_cache(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long mmu_seq)
+static inline bool mmu_notifier_retry_cache(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long gpc_seq)
 {
 	/*
 	 * mn_active_invalidate_count acts for all intents and purposes
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ static inline bool mmu_notifier_retry_cache(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long mmu_s
 	 * Note, it does not matter that mn_active_invalidate_count
 	 * is not protected by gpc->lock.  It is guaranteed to
 	 * be elevated before the mmu_notifier acquires gpc->lock, and
-	 * isn't dropped until after mmu_invalidate_seq is updated.
+	 * isn't dropped until after gpc_invalidate_seq is updated.
 	 */
 	if (kvm->mn_active_invalidate_count)
 		return true;
 
 	/*
 	 * Ensure mn_active_invalidate_count is read before
-	 * mmu_invalidate_seq.  This pairs with the smp_wmb() in
-	 * mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end() to guarantee either the
+	 * gpc_invalidate_seq.  This pairs with the smp_wmb() in
+	 * kvm_mmu_notifier_invalidate_range_end() to guarantee either the
 	 * old (non-zero) value of mn_active_invalidate_count or the
-	 * new (incremented) value of mmu_invalidate_seq is observed.
+	 * new (incremented) value of gpc_invalidate_seq is observed.
 	 */
 	smp_rmb();
-	return kvm->mmu_invalidate_seq != mmu_seq;
+	return kvm->gpc_invalidate_seq != gpc_seq;
 }
 
 static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 	void *old_khva = (void *)PAGE_ALIGN_DOWN((uintptr_t)gpc->khva);
 	kvm_pfn_t new_pfn = KVM_PFN_ERR_FAULT;
 	void *new_khva = NULL;
-	unsigned long mmu_seq;
+	unsigned long gpc_seq;
 	struct page *page;
 
 	struct kvm_follow_pfn kfp = {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 	gpc->valid = false;
 
 	do {
-		mmu_seq = gpc->kvm->mmu_invalidate_seq;
+		gpc_seq = gpc->kvm->gpc_invalidate_seq;
 		smp_rmb();
 
 		write_unlock_irq(&gpc->lock);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ static kvm_pfn_t hva_to_pfn_retry(struct gfn_to_pfn_cache *gpc)
 		 * attempting to refresh.
 		 */
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(gpc->valid);
-	} while (mmu_notifier_retry_cache(gpc->kvm, mmu_seq));
+	} while (mmu_notifier_retry_cache(gpc->kvm, gpc_seq));
 
 	gpc->valid = true;
 	gpc->pfn = new_pfn;