diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index aaf10b6f5380..69c5612be786 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -1324,6 +1324,10 @@ static void apic_timer_expired(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 	atomic_inc(&apic->lapic_timer.pending);
 	kvm_set_pending_timer(vcpu);
 
+	/*
+	 * For x86, the atomic_inc() is serialized, thus
+	 * using swait_active() is safe.
+	 */
 	if (swait_active(q))
 		swake_up(q);