diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 32fa0fa3d4ff5..543db9157f3b1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -2041,9 +2041,9 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	{
 		struct kvm_enable_cap cap;
 		r = -EFAULT;
-		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		if (copy_from_user(&cap, argp, sizeof(cap)))
 			goto out;
+		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		r = kvm_vcpu_ioctl_enable_cap(vcpu, &cap);
 		vcpu_put(vcpu);
 		break;
@@ -2067,9 +2067,9 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl(struct file *filp,
 	case KVM_DIRTY_TLB: {
 		struct kvm_dirty_tlb dirty;
 		r = -EFAULT;
-		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		if (copy_from_user(&dirty, argp, sizeof(dirty)))
 			goto out;
+		vcpu_load(vcpu);
 		r = kvm_vcpu_ioctl_dirty_tlb(vcpu, &dirty);
 		vcpu_put(vcpu);
 		break;