diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index c1a9b7b08ab75b39d649d3a1226df96637f8028e..38f34c5361f46e842103e2908f482da1c8826c5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,9 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_alloc_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					       u64 *parent_pte, int direct)
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
+
+	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
+
 	sp = mmu_memory_cache_alloc(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_header_cache);
 	sp->spt = mmu_memory_cache_alloc(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache);
 	if (!direct)
@@ -2842,7 +2845,6 @@ static int nonpaging_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t v, u32 error_code,
 	spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
 	if (mmu_notifier_retry(vcpu->kvm, mmu_seq))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 	if (likely(!force_pt_level))
 		transparent_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, &gfn, &pfn, &level);
 	r = __direct_map(vcpu, v, write, map_writable, level, gfn, pfn,
@@ -2920,7 +2922,6 @@ static int mmu_alloc_direct_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	if (vcpu->arch.mmu.shadow_root_level == PT64_ROOT_LEVEL) {
 		spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-		kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 		sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, 0, 0, PT64_ROOT_LEVEL,
 				      1, ACC_ALL, NULL);
 		++sp->root_count;
@@ -2932,7 +2933,6 @@ static int mmu_alloc_direct_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 			ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(root));
 			spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-			kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 			sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, i << (30 - PAGE_SHIFT),
 					      i << 30,
 					      PT32_ROOT_LEVEL, 1, ACC_ALL,
@@ -2971,7 +2971,6 @@ static int mmu_alloc_shadow_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		ASSERT(!VALID_PAGE(root));
 
 		spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-		kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 		sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, root_gfn, 0, PT64_ROOT_LEVEL,
 				      0, ACC_ALL, NULL);
 		root = __pa(sp->spt);
@@ -3005,7 +3004,6 @@ static int mmu_alloc_shadow_roots(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 				return 1;
 		}
 		spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-		kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 		sp = kvm_mmu_get_page(vcpu, root_gfn, i << 30,
 				      PT32_ROOT_LEVEL, 0,
 				      ACC_ALL, NULL);
@@ -3311,7 +3309,6 @@ static int tdp_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	spin_lock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
 	if (mmu_notifier_retry(vcpu->kvm, mmu_seq))
 		goto out_unlock;
-	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 	if (likely(!force_pt_level))
 		transparent_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, &gfn, &pfn, &level);
 	r = __direct_map(vcpu, gpa, write, map_writable,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 105dd5bd550e5995d36b36df6c8739ccaedba033..af143f065532409c44bf9f7cc131616787b95e9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t addr, u32 error_code,
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	kvm_mmu_audit(vcpu, AUDIT_PRE_PAGE_FAULT);
-	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 	if (!force_pt_level)
 		transparent_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, &walker.gfn, &pfn, &level);
 	r = FNAME(fetch)(vcpu, addr, &walker, write_fault,