diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 2b7e7bd190fd..1ee811cef236 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1642,7 +1642,6 @@ static void ept_update_paging_mode_cr0(unsigned long *hw_cr0,
 			      CPU_BASED_CR3_STORE_EXITING));
 		vcpu->arch.cr0 = cr0;
 		vmx_set_cr4(vcpu, vcpu->arch.cr4);
-		*hw_cr0 &= ~X86_CR0_WP;
 	} else if (!is_paging(vcpu)) {
 		/* From nonpaging to paging */
 		vmcs_write32(CPU_BASED_VM_EXEC_CONTROL,
@@ -1651,9 +1650,10 @@ static void ept_update_paging_mode_cr0(unsigned long *hw_cr0,
 			       CPU_BASED_CR3_STORE_EXITING));
 		vcpu->arch.cr0 = cr0;
 		vmx_set_cr4(vcpu, vcpu->arch.cr4);
-		if (!(vcpu->arch.cr0 & X86_CR0_WP))
-			*hw_cr0 &= ~X86_CR0_WP;
 	}
+
+	if (!(cr0 & X86_CR0_WP))
+		*hw_cr0 &= ~X86_CR0_WP;
 }
 
 static void ept_update_paging_mode_cr4(unsigned long *hw_cr4,