diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index 92048a6..f54c4f9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1396,10 +1396,7 @@
 {
 	struct page *page;
 
-	down_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	page = gfn_to_page(svm->vcpu.kvm, gpa >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-	up_read(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
-
 	if (is_error_page(page))
 		goto error;