diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index 24dd2e9ad816..c7af4457bcf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr,
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp = NULL;
 	struct kvm_shadow_walk_iterator it;
 	unsigned direct_access, access = gw->pt_access;
-	int top_level, hlevel, req_level, ret;
+	int top_level, level, req_level, ret;
 	gfn_t base_gfn = gw->gfn;
 
 	direct_access = gw->pte_access;
@@ -682,8 +682,8 @@ static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr,
 			link_shadow_page(vcpu, it.sptep, sp);
 	}
 
-	hlevel = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gw->gfn, max_level, &pfn,
-					 huge_page_disallowed, &req_level);
+	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gw->gfn, max_level, &pfn,
+					huge_page_disallowed, &req_level);
 
 	trace_kvm_mmu_spte_requested(addr, gw->level, pfn);
 
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@ static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr,
 		 * We cannot overwrite existing page tables with an NX
 		 * large page, as the leaf could be executable.
 		 */
-		disallowed_hugepage_adjust(it, gw->gfn, &pfn, &hlevel);
+		disallowed_hugepage_adjust(it, gw->gfn, &pfn, &level);
 
 		base_gfn = gw->gfn & ~(KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(it.level) - 1);
-		if (it.level == hlevel)
+		if (it.level == level)
 			break;
 
 		validate_direct_spte(vcpu, it.sptep, direct_access);