diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 2288ad829b3..b0818f67206 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -3169,10 +3169,6 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 		struct kvm_memslots *slots, *old_slots;
 		unsigned long *dirty_bitmap;
 
-		spin_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-		kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access(kvm, log->slot);
-		spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
-
 		r = -ENOMEM;
 		dirty_bitmap = vmalloc(n);
 		if (!dirty_bitmap)
@@ -3194,6 +3190,10 @@ int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_dirty_log(struct kvm *kvm,
 		dirty_bitmap = old_slots->memslots[log->slot].dirty_bitmap;
 		kfree(old_slots);
 
+		spin_lock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+		kvm_mmu_slot_remove_write_access(kvm, log->slot);
+		spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
+
 		r = -EFAULT;
 		if (copy_to_user(log->dirty_bitmap, dirty_bitmap, n)) {
 			vfree(dirty_bitmap);