diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
index 7e08efb06839..073514bbb5f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
@@ -902,6 +902,9 @@ static bool clear_dirty_gfn_range(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *root,
 		if (tdp_mmu_iter_cond_resched(kvm, &iter, false))
 			continue;
 
+		if (!is_shadow_present_pte(iter.old_spte))
+			continue;
+
 		if (spte_ad_need_write_protect(iter.old_spte)) {
 			if (is_writable_pte(iter.old_spte))
 				new_spte = iter.old_spte & ~PT_WRITABLE_MASK;