diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
index f8f1096a297f..326cdfec74a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ void free_hyp_pgds(void)
 
 static bool kvm_host_owns_hyp_mappings(void)
 {
-	if (is_kernel_in_hyp_mode())
-		return false;
-
 	if (static_branch_likely(&kvm_protected_mode_initialized))
 		return false;