diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/pvtime.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/pvtime.c
index 920ac43077ad..78a09f7a6637 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/pvtime.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/pvtime.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ gpa_t kvm_init_stolen_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	struct pvclock_vcpu_stolen_time init_values = {};
 	struct kvm *kvm = vcpu->kvm;
 	u64 base = vcpu->arch.steal.base;
-	int idx;
 
 	if (base == GPA_INVALID)
 		return base;
@@ -63,10 +62,7 @@ gpa_t kvm_init_stolen_time(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 * the feature enabled.
 	 */
 	vcpu->arch.steal.last_steal = current->sched_info.run_delay;
-
-	idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
-	kvm_write_guest(kvm, base, &init_values, sizeof(init_values));
-	srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, idx);
+	kvm_write_guest_lock(kvm, base, &init_values, sizeof(init_values));
 
 	return base;
 }