diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
index 64511c4a5200..59cdf3f742ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/virt.c
@@ -111,10 +111,8 @@ static int sgx_vepc_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int sgx_vepc_free_page(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
+static int sgx_vepc_remove_page(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	/*
 	 * Take a previously guest-owned EPC page and return it to the
 	 * general EPC page pool.
@@ -124,7 +122,12 @@ static int sgx_vepc_free_page(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
 	 * case that a guest properly EREMOVE'd this page, a superfluous
 	 * EREMOVE is harmless.
 	 */
-	ret = __eremove(sgx_get_epc_virt_addr(epc_page));
+	return __eremove(sgx_get_epc_virt_addr(epc_page));
+}
+
+static int sgx_vepc_free_page(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
+{
+	int ret = sgx_vepc_remove_page(epc_page);
 	if (ret) {
 		/*
 		 * Only SGX_CHILD_PRESENT is expected, which is because of
@@ -144,7 +147,6 @@ static int sgx_vepc_free_page(struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page)
 	}
 
 	sgx_free_epc_page(epc_page);
-
 	return 0;
 }