diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
index 62844bacd13f..83e6c6965f1e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
@@ -165,11 +165,6 @@ static inline bool is_writable_pte(unsigned long pte)
 	return pte & PT_WRITABLE_MASK;
 }
 
-static inline bool is_write_protection(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	return kvm_read_cr0_bits(vcpu, X86_CR0_WP);
-}
-
 /*
  * Check if a given access (described through the I/D, W/R and U/S bits of a
  * page fault error code pfec) causes a permission fault with the given PTE
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index 75c3fe966e81..2f5a0e8d05ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ FNAME(is_self_change_mapping)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	bool self_changed = false;
 
 	if (!(walker->pte_access & ACC_WRITE_MASK ||
-	      (!is_write_protection(vcpu) && !user_fault)))
+	    (!is_cr0_wp(vcpu->arch.mmu) && !user_fault)))
 		return false;
 
 	for (level = walker->level; level <= walker->max_level; level++) {
@@ -893,8 +893,7 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, u32 error_code,
 	 * we will cache the incorrect access into mmio spte.
 	 */
 	if (write_fault && !(walker.pte_access & ACC_WRITE_MASK) &&
-	     !is_write_protection(vcpu) && !user_fault &&
-	      !is_noslot_pfn(pfn)) {
+	    !is_cr0_wp(vcpu->arch.mmu) && !user_fault && !is_noslot_pfn(pfn)) {
 		walker.pte_access |= ACC_WRITE_MASK;
 		walker.pte_access &= ~ACC_USER_MASK;