diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index c826cd05228a..57ade075bae3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -4183,7 +4183,12 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
 		if (!guest_pv_has(vcpu, KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF_INT))
 			return 1;
 		if (data & 0x1) {
-			vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending = false;
+			/*
+			 * Pairs with the smp_mb__after_atomic() in
+			 * kvm_arch_async_page_present_queued().
+			 */
+			smp_store_mb(vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending, false);
+
 			kvm_check_async_pf_completion(vcpu);
 		}
 		break;
@@ -13890,7 +13895,7 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if ((work->wakeup_all || work->notpresent_injected) &&
 	    kvm_pv_async_pf_enabled(vcpu) &&
 	    !apf_put_user_ready(vcpu, work->arch.token)) {
-		vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending = true;
+		WRITE_ONCE(vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending, true);
 		kvm_apic_set_irq(vcpu, &irq, NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -13901,7 +13906,11 @@ void kvm_arch_async_page_present(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 void kvm_arch_async_page_present_queued(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_APF_READY, vcpu);
-	if (!vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending)
+
+	/* Pairs with smp_store_mb() in kvm_set_msr_common(). */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+	if (!READ_ONCE(vcpu->arch.apf.pageready_pending))
 		kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 }