diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index eafc631d305cc1951273c8d17fb0c5d17621dd49..afcd30d44cbb28b6af4e16faacaa1fd0e36fcd08 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1080,9 +1080,6 @@ static int __apic_accept_irq(struct kvm_lapic *apic, int delivery_mode,
 			result = 1;
 			/* assumes that there are only KVM_APIC_INIT/SIPI */
 			apic->pending_events = (1UL << KVM_APIC_INIT);
-			/* make sure pending_events is visible before sending
-			 * the request */
-			smp_wmb();
 			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu);
 			kvm_vcpu_kick(vcpu);
 		}