diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 38f34c5361f4..633e30cfbd63 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1501,12 +1501,14 @@ static void drop_parent_pte(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 	mmu_spte_clear_no_track(parent_pte);
 }
 
+static void make_mmu_pages_available(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+
 static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_alloc_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					       u64 *parent_pte, int direct)
 {
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
 
-	kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
+	make_mmu_pages_available(vcpu);
 
 	sp = mmu_memory_cache_alloc(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_header_cache);
 	sp->spt = mmu_memory_cache_alloc(&vcpu->arch.mmu_page_cache);
@@ -4010,10 +4012,13 @@ int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page_virt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kvm_mmu_unprotect_page_virt);
 
-void __kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static void make_mmu_pages_available(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	LIST_HEAD(invalid_list);
 
+	if (likely(kvm_mmu_available_pages(vcpu->kvm) >= KVM_MIN_FREE_MMU_PAGES))
+		return;
+
 	while (kvm_mmu_available_pages(vcpu->kvm) < KVM_REFILL_PAGES) {
 		if (!prepare_zap_oldest_mmu_page(vcpu->kvm, &invalid_list))
 			break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
index 3b1ad0049ea4..2adcbc2cac6d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.h
@@ -64,12 +64,6 @@ static inline unsigned int kvm_mmu_available_pages(struct kvm *kvm)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
-{
-	if (unlikely(kvm_mmu_available_pages(vcpu->kvm)< KVM_MIN_FREE_MMU_PAGES))
-		__kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
-}
-
 static inline int kvm_mmu_reload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	if (likely(vcpu->arch.mmu.root_hpa != INVALID_PAGE))