diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 992e651540e8..b4275dc22d21 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ static void mmu_free_root_page(struct kvm *kvm, hpa_t *root_hpa,
 void kvm_mmu_free_roots(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu *mmu,
                        ulong roots_to_free)
 {
-       bool is_tdp_mmu = tdp_mmu_enabled && mmu->root_role.direct;
+       bool is_tdp_mmu = tdp_mmu_enabled;
        int i;
        LIST_HEAD(invalid_list);
        bool free_active_root;