diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
index db636250972a..64ccfc1fa553 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
@@ -255,26 +255,17 @@ static void handle_changed_spte_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm, int as_id, gfn_t gfn,
  *
  * @kvm: kvm instance
  * @sp: the new page
- * @shared: This operation may not be running under the exclusive use of
- *	    the MMU lock and the operation must synchronize with other
- *	    threads that might be adding or removing pages.
  * @account_nx: This page replaces a NX large page and should be marked for
  *		eventual reclaim.
  */
 static void tdp_mmu_link_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
-			      bool shared, bool account_nx)
+			      bool account_nx)
 {
-	if (shared)
-		spin_lock(&kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages_lock);
-	else
-		lockdep_assert_held_write(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-
+	spin_lock(&kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages_lock);
 	list_add(&sp->link, &kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages);
 	if (account_nx)
 		account_huge_nx_page(kvm, sp);
-
-	if (shared)
-		spin_unlock(&kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&kvm->arch.tdp_mmu_pages_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1062,7 +1053,7 @@ int kvm_tdp_mmu_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 						     !shadow_accessed_mask);
 
 			if (tdp_mmu_set_spte_atomic_no_dirty_log(vcpu->kvm, &iter, new_spte)) {
-				tdp_mmu_link_page(vcpu->kvm, sp, true,
+				tdp_mmu_link_page(vcpu->kvm, sp,
 						  huge_page_disallowed &&
 						  req_level >= iter.level);