diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 18d2f584945b..51eb6d6abd86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_lookup_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
 static void kvm_unlink_unsync_page(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 {
 	WARN_ON(!sp->unsync);
+	trace_kvm_mmu_sync_page(sp);
 	sp->unsync = 0;
 	--kvm->stat.mmu_unsync;
 }
@@ -1202,7 +1203,6 @@ static int kvm_sync_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	trace_kvm_mmu_sync_page(sp);
 	if (rmap_write_protect(vcpu->kvm, sp->gfn))
 		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs(vcpu->kvm);
 	kvm_unlink_unsync_page(vcpu->kvm, sp);
@@ -1730,7 +1730,6 @@ static int kvm_unsync_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 	struct kvm_mmu_page *s;
 	struct hlist_node *node, *n;
 
-	trace_kvm_mmu_unsync_page(sp);
 	index = kvm_page_table_hashfn(sp->gfn);
 	bucket = &vcpu->kvm->arch.mmu_page_hash[index];
 	/* don't unsync if pagetable is shadowed with multiple roles */
@@ -1740,6 +1739,7 @@ static int kvm_unsync_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_mmu_page *sp)
 		if (s->role.word != sp->role.word)
 			return 1;
 	}
+	trace_kvm_mmu_unsync_page(sp);
 	++vcpu->kvm->stat.mmu_unsync;
 	sp->unsync = 1;