diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index bd1343a0896e..d74abd778429 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5481,16 +5481,11 @@ static int nested_vmx_eptp_switching(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		if (!nested_vmx_check_eptp(vcpu, new_eptp))
 			return 1;
 
-		kvm_mmu_unload(vcpu);
 		mmu->ept_ad = accessed_dirty;
 		mmu->mmu_role.base.ad_disabled = !accessed_dirty;
 		vmcs12->ept_pointer = new_eptp;
-		/*
-		 * TODO: Check what's the correct approach in case
-		 * mmu reload fails. Currently, we just let the next
-		 * reload potentially fail
-		 */
-		kvm_mmu_reload(vcpu);
+
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu);
 	}
 
 	return 0;