diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 0ab6c65a28215..806d58e3c320a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ static int FNAME(walk_addr_generic)(struct guest_walker *walker,
 	}
 #endif
 	walker->max_level = walker->level;
-	ASSERT((!is_long_mode(vcpu) && is_pae(vcpu)) ||
-	       (mmu->get_cr3(vcpu) & CR3_NONPAE_RESERVED_BITS) == 0);
+	ASSERT(!is_long_mode(vcpu) && is_pae(vcpu));
 
 	accessed_dirty = PT_GUEST_ACCESSED_MASK;
 	pt_access = pte_access = ACC_ALL;