diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index f1983d9..410ddbc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1038,13 +1038,13 @@
 	}
 
 	rmap_write_protect(vcpu->kvm, sp->gfn);
+	kvm_unlink_unsync_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
 	if (vcpu->arch.mmu.sync_page(vcpu, sp)) {
 		kvm_mmu_zap_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(vcpu);
-	kvm_unlink_unsync_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
 	return 0;
 }