diff --git a/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index f3bcee90465141b2ba767248e6c52d8b8af8f916..17bd4400c92ba8ad8988b24fee3516a3bfe7205b 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/drivers/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ static int FNAME(walk_addr)(struct guest_walker *walker,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (walker->level != 3 || is_long_mode(vcpu))
-			walker->inherited_ar &= walker->table[index];
+		walker->inherited_ar &= walker->table[index];
 		table_gfn = (*ptep & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 		paddr = safe_gpa_to_hpa(vcpu, *ptep & PT_BASE_ADDR_MASK);
 		kunmap_atomic(walker->table, KM_USER0);