is_self_change_mapping = FNAME(is_self_change_mapping)(vcpu,
              &walker, user_fault, &vcpu->arch.write_fault_to_shadow_pgtable);
 
-       if (walker.level >= PT_DIRECTORY_LEVEL)
-               force_pt_level = mapping_level_dirty_bitmap(vcpu, walker.gfn)
-                  || is_self_change_mapping;
-       else
+       if (walker.level >= PT_DIRECTORY_LEVEL && !is_self_change_mapping) {
+               force_pt_level = mapping_level_dirty_bitmap(vcpu, walker.gfn);
+               if (!force_pt_level) {
+                       level = min(walker.level, mapping_level(vcpu, walker.gfn));
+                       walker.gfn = walker.gfn & ~(KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(level) - 1);
+               }
+       } else
                force_pt_level = true;
-       if (!force_pt_level) {
-               level = min(walker.level, mapping_level(vcpu, walker.gfn));
-               walker.gfn = walker.gfn & ~(KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(level) - 1);
-       }
 
        mmu_seq = vcpu->kvm->mmu_notifier_seq;
        smp_rmb();