diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index b46136b099b8..9b1973cc1e75 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -4264,7 +4264,7 @@ static int handle_vmon(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	int ret;
 	gpa_t vmptr;
-	struct page *page;
+	uint32_t revision;
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
 	const u64 VMXON_NEEDED_FEATURES = FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED
 		| FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX;
@@ -4313,18 +4313,10 @@ static int handle_vmon(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	if (!PAGE_ALIGNED(vmptr) || (vmptr >> cpuid_maxphyaddr(vcpu)))
 		return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
 
-	page = kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page(vcpu, vmptr);
-	if (is_error_page(page))
+	if (kvm_read_guest(vcpu->kvm, vmptr, &revision, sizeof(revision)) ||
+	    revision != VMCS12_REVISION)
 		return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
 
-	if (*(u32 *)kmap(page) != VMCS12_REVISION) {
-		kunmap(page);
-		kvm_release_page_clean(page);
-		return nested_vmx_failInvalid(vcpu);
-	}
-	kunmap(page);
-	kvm_release_page_clean(page);
-
 	vmx->nested.vmxon_ptr = vmptr;
 	ret = enter_vmx_operation(vcpu);
 	if (ret)