diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 00732757cc60..dd5cb6e33591 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -2702,8 +2702,9 @@ static int mmu_set_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static kvm_pfn_t pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
-				     bool no_dirty_log)
+static kvm_pfn_t pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
+					      gfn_t gfn, bool no_dirty_log,
+					      struct page **page)
 {
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *slot;
 
@@ -2711,7 +2712,7 @@ static kvm_pfn_t pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 	if (!slot)
 		return KVM_PFN_ERR_FAULT;
 
-	return gfn_to_pfn_memslot_atomic(slot, gfn);
+	return gfn_to_pfn_page_memslot_atomic(slot, gfn, page);
 }
 
 static int direct_pte_prefetch_many(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
@@ -2840,7 +2841,8 @@ int kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 
 int kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 			    int max_level, kvm_pfn_t *pfnp,
-			    bool huge_page_disallowed, int *req_level)
+			    struct page *page, bool huge_page_disallowed,
+			    int *req_level)
 {
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *slot;
 	kvm_pfn_t pfn = *pfnp;
@@ -2852,6 +2854,9 @@ int kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 	if (unlikely(max_level == PG_LEVEL_4K))
 		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
 
+	if (!page)
+		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
+
 	if (is_error_noslot_pfn(pfn) || kvm_is_reserved_pfn(pfn))
 		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
 
@@ -2906,7 +2911,8 @@ void disallowed_hugepage_adjust(u64 spte, gfn_t gfn, int cur_level,
 }
 
 static int __direct_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
-			int map_writable, int max_level, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
+			int map_writable, int max_level,
+			kvm_pfn_t pfn, struct page *page,
 			bool prefault, bool is_tdp)
 {
 	bool nx_huge_page_workaround_enabled = is_nx_huge_page_enabled();
@@ -2919,7 +2925,7 @@ static int __direct_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	gfn_t gfn = gpa >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	gfn_t base_gfn = gfn;
 
-	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gfn, max_level, &pfn,
+	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gfn, max_level, &pfn, page,
 					huge_page_disallowed, &req_level);
 
 	trace_kvm_mmu_spte_requested(gpa, level, pfn);
@@ -3768,8 +3774,9 @@ static bool kvm_arch_setup_async_pf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 }
 
 static bool try_async_pf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool prefault, gfn_t gfn,
-			 gpa_t cr2_or_gpa, kvm_pfn_t *pfn, hva_t *hva,
-			 bool write, bool *writable)
+			 gpa_t cr2_or_gpa, kvm_pfn_t *pfn,
+			 hva_t *hva, bool write, bool *writable,
+			 struct page **page)
 {
 	struct kvm_memory_slot *slot = kvm_vcpu_gfn_to_memslot(vcpu, gfn);
 	bool async;
@@ -3790,8 +3797,8 @@ static bool try_async_pf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool prefault, gfn_t gfn,
 	}
 
 	async = false;
-	*pfn = __gfn_to_pfn_memslot(slot, gfn, false, &async,
-				    write, writable, hva);
+	*pfn = __gfn_to_pfn_page_memslot(slot, gfn, false, &async,
+					 write, writable, hva, page);
 	if (!async)
 		return false; /* *pfn has correct page already */
 
@@ -3805,8 +3812,8 @@ static bool try_async_pf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool prefault, gfn_t gfn,
 			return true;
 	}
 
-	*pfn = __gfn_to_pfn_memslot(slot, gfn, false, NULL,
-				    write, writable, hva);
+	*pfn = __gfn_to_pfn_page_memslot(slot, gfn, false, NULL,
+					 write, writable, hva, page);
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -3820,6 +3827,7 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	gfn_t gfn = gpa >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned long mmu_seq;
 	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
+	struct page *page;
 	hva_t hva;
 	int r;
 
@@ -3840,7 +3848,7 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	smp_rmb();
 
 	if (try_async_pf(vcpu, prefault, gfn, gpa, &pfn, &hva,
-			 write, &map_writable))
+			 write, &map_writable, &page))
 		return RET_PF_RETRY;
 
 	if (handle_abnormal_pfn(vcpu, is_tdp ? 0 : gpa, gfn, pfn, ACC_ALL, &r))
@@ -3861,17 +3869,18 @@ static int direct_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 
 	if (is_tdp_mmu_fault)
 		r = kvm_tdp_mmu_map(vcpu, gpa, error_code, map_writable, max_level,
-				    pfn, prefault);
+				    pfn, page, prefault);
 	else
-		r = __direct_map(vcpu, gpa, error_code, map_writable, max_level, pfn,
-				 prefault, is_tdp);
+		r = __direct_map(vcpu, gpa, error_code, map_writable, max_level,
+				 pfn, page, prefault, is_tdp);
 
 out_unlock:
 	if (is_tdp_mmu_fault)
 		read_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
 	else
 		write_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(pfn);
+	if (page)
+		put_page(page);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
index 35567293c1fd..cc02fe22b450 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ int kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 			      kvm_pfn_t pfn, int max_level);
 int kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t gfn,
 			    int max_level, kvm_pfn_t *pfnp,
-			    bool huge_page_disallowed, int *req_level);
+			    struct page *page, bool huge_page_disallowed,
+			    int *req_level);
 void disallowed_hugepage_adjust(u64 spte, gfn_t gfn, int cur_level,
 				kvm_pfn_t *pfnp, int *goal_levelp);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
index 490a028ddabe..f1ebb1ee7f0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ FNAME(prefetch_gpte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 	unsigned pte_access;
 	gfn_t gfn;
 	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
+	struct page *page;
 
 	if (FNAME(prefetch_invalid_gpte)(vcpu, sp, spte, gpte))
 		return false;
@@ -573,8 +574,8 @@ FNAME(prefetch_gpte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 	gfn = gpte_to_gfn(gpte);
 	pte_access = sp->role.access & FNAME(gpte_access)(gpte);
 	FNAME(protect_clean_gpte)(vcpu->arch.mmu, &pte_access, gpte);
-	pfn = pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn(vcpu, gfn,
-			no_dirty_log && (pte_access & ACC_WRITE_MASK));
+	pfn = pte_prefetch_gfn_to_pfn_page(vcpu, gfn,
+			no_dirty_log && (pte_access & ACC_WRITE_MASK), &page);
 	if (is_error_pfn(pfn))
 		return false;
 
@@ -585,7 +586,8 @@ FNAME(prefetch_gpte)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp,
 	mmu_set_spte(vcpu, spte, pte_access, false, PG_LEVEL_4K, gfn, pfn,
 		     true, true);
 
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(pfn);
+	if (page)
+		put_page(page);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -665,8 +667,8 @@ static void FNAME(pte_prefetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct guest_walker *gw,
  */
 static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr,
 			 struct guest_walker *gw, u32 error_code,
-			 int max_level, kvm_pfn_t pfn, bool map_writable,
-			 bool prefault)
+			 int max_level, kvm_pfn_t pfn, struct page *page,
+			 bool map_writable, bool prefault)
 {
 	bool nx_huge_page_workaround_enabled = is_nx_huge_page_enabled();
 	bool write_fault = error_code & PFERR_WRITE_MASK;
@@ -723,7 +725,8 @@ static int FNAME(fetch)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr,
 	}
 
 	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gw->gfn, max_level, &pfn,
-					huge_page_disallowed, &req_level);
+					page, huge_page_disallowed,
+					&req_level);
 
 	trace_kvm_mmu_spte_requested(addr, gw->level, pfn);
 
@@ -830,6 +833,7 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, u32 error_code,
 	struct guest_walker walker;
 	int r;
 	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
+	struct page *page;
 	hva_t hva;
 	unsigned long mmu_seq;
 	bool map_writable, is_self_change_mapping;
@@ -882,7 +886,7 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, u32 error_code,
 	smp_rmb();
 
 	if (try_async_pf(vcpu, prefault, walker.gfn, addr, &pfn, &hva,
-			 write_fault, &map_writable))
+			 write_fault, &map_writable, &page))
 		return RET_PF_RETRY;
 
 	if (handle_abnormal_pfn(vcpu, addr, walker.gfn, pfn, walker.pte_access, &r))
@@ -916,13 +920,14 @@ static int FNAME(page_fault)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t addr, u32 error_code,
 	r = make_mmu_pages_available(vcpu);
 	if (r)
 		goto out_unlock;
-	r = FNAME(fetch)(vcpu, addr, &walker, error_code, max_level, pfn,
+	r = FNAME(fetch)(vcpu, addr, &walker, error_code, max_level, pfn, page,
 			 map_writable, prefault);
 	kvm_mmu_audit(vcpu, AUDIT_POST_PAGE_FAULT);
 
 out_unlock:
 	write_unlock(&vcpu->kvm->mmu_lock);
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(pfn);
+	if (page)
+		put_page(page);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
index caac4ddb46df..10572af6fe91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
@@ -966,8 +966,8 @@ static int tdp_mmu_map_handle_target_level(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int write,
  * page tables and SPTEs to translate the faulting guest physical address.
  */
 int kvm_tdp_mmu_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
-		    int map_writable, int max_level, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
-		    bool prefault)
+		    int map_writable, int max_level,
+		    kvm_pfn_t pfn, struct page *page, bool prefault)
 {
 	bool nx_huge_page_workaround_enabled = is_nx_huge_page_enabled();
 	bool write = error_code & PFERR_WRITE_MASK;
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ int kvm_tdp_mmu_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
 	int level;
 	int req_level;
 
-	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gfn, max_level, &pfn,
+	level = kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(vcpu, gfn, max_level, &pfn, page,
 					huge_page_disallowed, &req_level);
 
 	trace_kvm_mmu_spte_requested(gpa, level, pfn);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
index 1cae4485b3bc..3afaf73adfe7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.h
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ void kvm_tdp_mmu_invalidate_all_roots(struct kvm *kvm);
 void kvm_tdp_mmu_zap_invalidated_roots(struct kvm *kvm);
 
 int kvm_tdp_mmu_map(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t gpa, u32 error_code,
-		    int map_writable, int max_level, kvm_pfn_t pfn,
-		    bool prefault);
+		    int map_writable, int max_level,
+		    kvm_pfn_t pfn, struct page *page, bool prefault);
 
 bool kvm_tdp_mmu_unmap_gfn_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_gfn_range *range,
 				 bool flush);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 17468d983fbd..1a21b6702de5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7511,6 +7511,7 @@ static bool reexecute_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 {
 	gpa_t gpa = cr2_or_gpa;
 	kvm_pfn_t pfn;
+	struct page *page;
 
 	if (!(emulation_type & EMULTYPE_ALLOW_RETRY_PF))
 		return false;
@@ -7540,7 +7541,7 @@ static bool reexecute_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 	 * retry instruction -> write #PF -> emulation fail -> retry
 	 * instruction -> ...
 	 */
-	pfn = gfn_to_pfn(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa));
+	pfn = gfn_to_pfn_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa), &page);
 
 	/*
 	 * If the instruction failed on the error pfn, it can not be fixed,
@@ -7549,7 +7550,8 @@ static bool reexecute_instruction(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 	if (is_error_noslot_pfn(pfn))
 		return false;
 
-	kvm_release_pfn_clean(pfn);
+	if (page)
+		put_page(page);
 
 	/* The instructions are well-emulated on direct mmu. */
 	if (vcpu->arch.mmu->direct_map) {
