diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
index 8ce03a5ca863..ca7d09f09809 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ static int sca_inject_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int src_id)
 		struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
 		union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
 			&(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-		union esca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val = *sigp_ctrl;
+		union esca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val;
 
+		old_val = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
 		new_val.scn = src_id;
 		new_val.c = 1;
 		old_val.c = 0;
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ static int sca_inject_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int src_id)
 		struct bsca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
 		union bsca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
 			&(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-		union bsca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val = *sigp_ctrl;
+		union bsca_sigp_ctrl new_val = {0}, old_val;
 
+		old_val = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
 		new_val.scn = src_id;
 		new_val.c = 1;
 		old_val.c = 0;
@@ -124,16 +126,18 @@ static void sca_clear_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
 		union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
 			&(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-		union esca_sigp_ctrl old = *sigp_ctrl;
+		union esca_sigp_ctrl old;
 
+		old = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
 		expect = old.value;
 		rc = cmpxchg(&sigp_ctrl->value, old.value, 0);
 	} else {
 		struct bsca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
 		union bsca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl =
 			&(sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl);
-		union bsca_sigp_ctrl old = *sigp_ctrl;
+		union bsca_sigp_ctrl old;
 
+		old = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
 		expect = old.value;
 		rc = cmpxchg(&sigp_ctrl->value, old.value, 0);
 	}