diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
index f9dce8acac8e..f094b19226b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c
@@ -4078,6 +4078,7 @@ static void __sev_snp_reload_vmsa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa)
 	 */
 	if (kvm_gmem_get_pfn(vcpu->kvm, slot, gfn, &pfn, &page, NULL))
 		return;
+	kvm_release_page_clean(page);
 
 	read_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
 	/*
@@ -4092,8 +4093,6 @@ static void __sev_snp_reload_vmsa(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa)
 	else
 		svm->vmcb->control.vmsa_pa = pfn_to_hpa(pfn);
 	read_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-
-	kvm_release_page_clean(page);
 }
 
 /*