diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 0242a8a1b2e2..2a8d99a1e034 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1106,8 +1106,7 @@ static void drop_large_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep)
 
 /*
  * Write-protect on the specified @sptep, @pt_protect indicates whether
- * spte writ-protection is caused by protecting shadow page table.
- * @flush indicates whether tlb need be flushed.
+ * spte write-protection is caused by protecting shadow page table.
  *
  * Note: write protection is difference between drity logging and spte
  * protection:
@@ -1116,10 +1115,9 @@ static void drop_large_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep)
  * - for spte protection, the spte can be writable only after unsync-ing
  *   shadow page.
  *
- * Return true if the spte is dropped.
+ * Return true if tlb need be flushed.
  */
-static bool
-spte_write_protect(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *sptep, bool *flush, bool pt_protect)
+static bool spte_write_protect(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *sptep, bool pt_protect)
 {
 	u64 spte = *sptep;
 
@@ -1129,17 +1127,11 @@ spte_write_protect(struct kvm *kvm, u64 *sptep, bool *flush, bool pt_protect)
 
 	rmap_printk("rmap_write_protect: spte %p %llx\n", sptep, *sptep);
 
-	if (__drop_large_spte(kvm, sptep)) {
-		*flush |= true;
-		return true;
-	}
-
 	if (pt_protect)
 		spte &= ~SPTE_MMU_WRITEABLE;
 	spte = spte & ~PT_WRITABLE_MASK;
 
-	*flush |= mmu_spte_update(sptep, spte);
-	return false;
+	return mmu_spte_update(sptep, spte);
 }
 
 static bool __rmap_write_protect(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long *rmapp,
@@ -1151,11 +1143,8 @@ static bool __rmap_write_protect(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned long *rmapp,
 
 	for (sptep = rmap_get_first(*rmapp, &iter); sptep;) {
 		BUG_ON(!(*sptep & PT_PRESENT_MASK));
-		if (spte_write_protect(kvm, sptep, &flush, pt_protect)) {
-			sptep = rmap_get_first(*rmapp, &iter);
-			continue;
-		}
 
+		flush |= spte_write_protect(kvm, sptep, pt_protect);
 		sptep = rmap_get_next(&iter);
 	}
 
@@ -2596,6 +2585,8 @@ static int __direct_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t v, int write,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		drop_large_spte(vcpu, iterator.sptep);
+
 		if (!is_shadow_present_pte(*iterator.sptep)) {
 			u64 base_addr = iterator.addr;