diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu_audit.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu_audit.c
index bd2b1be7066e..dcca3e7d7b4e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu_audit.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu_audit.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void mmu_spte_walk(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, inspect_spte_fn fn)
 	if (!VALID_PAGE(vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa))
 		return;
 
-	if (vcpu->arch.mmu.shadow_root_level == PT64_ROOT_LEVEL) {
+	if (vcpu->arch.mmu.root_level == PT64_ROOT_LEVEL) {
 		hpa_t root = vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa;
 
 		sp = page_header(root);