diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
index 7b1bc816b7c38..bc9e3553fba2d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
@@ -1442,12 +1442,12 @@ static bool write_protect_gfn(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *root,
 		    !is_last_spte(iter.old_spte, iter.level))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!is_writable_pte(iter.old_spte))
-			break;
-
 		new_spte = iter.old_spte &
 			~(PT_WRITABLE_MASK | shadow_mmu_writable_mask);
 
+		if (new_spte == iter.old_spte)
+			break;
+
 		tdp_mmu_set_spte(kvm, &iter, new_spte);
 		spte_set = true;
 	}