diff --git a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
index 6e7381bc2218..4118e504e647 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -905,6 +905,8 @@ static void paging_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	pgprintk("%s: cr3 %lx\n", __FUNCTION__, vcpu->cr3);
 	mmu_free_roots(vcpu);
+	if (unlikely(vcpu->kvm->n_free_mmu_pages < KVM_MIN_FREE_MMU_PAGES))
+		kvm_mmu_free_some_pages(vcpu);
 	mmu_alloc_roots(vcpu);
 	kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(vcpu);
 	kvm_arch_ops->set_cr3(vcpu, vcpu->mmu.root_hpa);