diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 5354eef3c3b4..a1edd19a1665 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -781,10 +781,16 @@ static gfn_t kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, int index)
 
 static void kvm_mmu_page_set_gfn(struct kvm_mmu_page *sp, int index, gfn_t gfn)
 {
-	if (sp->role.direct)
-		BUG_ON(gfn != kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn(sp, index));
-	else
+	if (!sp->role.direct) {
 		sp->gfns[index] = gfn;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (WARN_ON(gfn != kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn(sp, index)))
+		pr_err_ratelimited("gfn mismatch under direct page %llx "
+				   "(expected %llx, got %llx)\n",
+				   sp->gfn,
+				   kvm_mmu_page_get_gfn(sp, index), gfn);
 }
 
 /*