diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 835f642e70e2..afe45a28020c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7116,9 +7116,7 @@ static int vmx_write_pml_buffer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	struct vmcs12 *vmcs12;
 	struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
-	gpa_t gpa;
-	struct page *page = NULL;
-	u64 *pml_address;
+	gpa_t gpa, dst;
 
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(vmx->nested.pml_full);
@@ -7138,15 +7136,13 @@ static int vmx_write_pml_buffer(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		}
 
 		gpa = vmcs_read64(GUEST_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS) & ~0xFFFull;
+		dst = vmcs12->pml_address + sizeof(u64) * vmcs12->guest_pml_index;
 
-		page = kvm_vcpu_gpa_to_page(vcpu, vmcs12->pml_address);
-		if (is_error_page(page))
+		if (kvm_write_guest_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(dst), &gpa,
+					 offset_in_page(dst), sizeof(gpa)))
 			return 0;
 
-		pml_address = kmap(page);
-		pml_address[vmcs12->guest_pml_index--] = gpa;
-		kunmap(page);
-		kvm_release_page_clean(page);
+		vmcs12->guest_pml_index--;
 	}
 
 	return 0;