diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 599c422c390f..dc4d954efacd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -2843,16 +2843,13 @@ static int alloc_mmu_pages(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	 */
 	page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_DMA32);
 	if (!page)
-		goto error_1;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	vcpu->arch.mmu.pae_root = page_address(page);
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
 		vcpu->arch.mmu.pae_root[i] = INVALID_PAGE;
 
 	return 0;
-
-error_1:
-	free_mmu_pages(vcpu);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 int kvm_mmu_create(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)