diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 3acaadb7acb8..17645c2d23e1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ static bool is_access_allowed(u32 fault_err_code, u64 spte)
  * - true: let the vcpu to access on the same address again.
  * - false: let the real page fault path to fix it.
  */
-static bool fast_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa, int level,
+static bool fast_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 			    u32 error_code)
 {
 	struct kvm_shadow_walk_iterator iterator;
@@ -3604,8 +3604,7 @@ static bool fast_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa, int level,
 		u64 new_spte;
 
 		for_each_shadow_entry_lockless(vcpu, cr2_or_gpa, iterator, spte)
-			if (!is_shadow_present_pte(spte) ||
-			    iterator.level < level)
+			if (!is_shadow_present_pte(spte))
 				break;
 
 		sp = page_header(__pa(iterator.sptep));
@@ -4218,7 +4217,7 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	if (level > PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL)
 		gfn &= ~(KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(level) - 1);
 
-	if (fast_page_fault(vcpu, gpa, level, error_code))
+	if (fast_page_fault(vcpu, gpa, error_code))
 		return RET_PF_RETRY;
 
 	mmu_seq = vcpu->kvm->mmu_notifier_seq;