diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index fe942be061cb..74c512839e81 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1791,12 +1791,13 @@ static int kvm_s2_fault_pin_pfn(struct kvm_s2_fault *fault)
 	fault->pfn = __kvm_faultin_pfn(fault->memslot, fault->gfn,
 				       fault->write_fault ? FOLL_WRITE : 0,
 				       &fault->writable, &fault->page);
-	if (fault->pfn == KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON) {
-		kvm_send_hwpoison_signal(fault->hva, __ffs(fault->vma_pagesize));
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (is_error_noslot_pfn(fault->pfn))
+	if (unlikely(is_error_noslot_pfn(fault->pfn))) {
+		if (fault->pfn == KVM_PFN_ERR_HWPOISON) {
+			kvm_send_hwpoison_signal(fault->hva, __ffs(fault->vma_pagesize));
+			return 0;
+		}
 		return -EFAULT;
+	}
 
 	return 1;
 }