diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 81563e76e28f..6fbcb48d5a9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1870,6 +1870,8 @@ static void mmu_set_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep,
 
 			child = page_header(pte & PT64_BASE_ADDR_MASK);
 			mmu_page_remove_parent_pte(child, sptep);
+			__set_spte(sptep, shadow_trap_nonpresent_pte);
+			kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
 		} else if (pfn != spte_to_pfn(*sptep)) {
 			pgprintk("hfn old %lx new %lx\n",
 				 spte_to_pfn(*sptep), pfn);