diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 41f92ed1ca37..7e80abba7313 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -2642,6 +2642,7 @@ static int mmu_page_zap_pte(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 			 */
 			if (tdp_enabled && invalid_list &&
 			    child->role.guest_mode &&
+			    !child->root_count &&
 			    !atomic_long_read(&child->parent_ptes.val))
 				return kvm_mmu_prepare_zap_page(kvm, child,
 								invalid_list);