diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/diag.c b/arch/s390/kvm/diag.c
index 807fa9da1e72..3c65b8258ae6 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kvm/diag.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kvm/diag.c
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ static int diag9c_forwarding_overrun(void)
 static int __diag_time_slice_end_directed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *tcpu;
+	int tcpu_cpu;
 	int tid;
 
 	tid = vcpu->run->s.regs.gprs[(vcpu->arch.sie_block->ipa & 0xf0) >> 4];
@@ -181,14 +182,15 @@ static int __diag_time_slice_end_directed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		goto no_yield;
 
 	/* target guest VCPU already running */
-	if (READ_ONCE(tcpu->cpu) >= 0) {
+	tcpu_cpu = READ_ONCE(tcpu->cpu);
+	if (tcpu_cpu >= 0) {
 		if (!diag9c_forwarding_hz || diag9c_forwarding_overrun())
 			goto no_yield;
 
 		/* target host CPU already running */
-		if (!vcpu_is_preempted(tcpu->cpu))
+		if (!vcpu_is_preempted(tcpu_cpu))
 			goto no_yield;
-		smp_yield_cpu(tcpu->cpu);
+		smp_yield_cpu(tcpu_cpu);
 		VCPU_EVENT(vcpu, 5,
 			   "diag time slice end directed to %d: yield forwarded",
 			   tid);