diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 37c4a573e5fb..10b47c310ff9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -2136,6 +2136,7 @@ int kvm_get_nr_pending_nmis(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void kvm_update_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn);
+bool kvm_mmu_unprotect_gfn_and_retry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa);
 void kvm_mmu_free_roots(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu *mmu,
 			ulong roots_to_free);
 void kvm_mmu_free_guest_mode_roots(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_mmu *mmu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 95058ac4b78c..09a42dc1fe5a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -2731,6 +2731,22 @@ int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn)
 	return r;
 }
 
+bool kvm_mmu_unprotect_gfn_and_retry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa)
+{
+	gpa_t gpa = cr2_or_gpa;
+	bool r;
+
+	if (!vcpu->arch.mmu->root_role.direct)
+		gpa = kvm_mmu_gva_to_gpa_write(vcpu, cr2_or_gpa, NULL);
+
+	r = kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa));
+	if (r) {
+		vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
+		vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr = cr2_or_gpa;
+	}
+	return r;
+}
+
 static int kvm_mmu_unprotect_page_virt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t gva)
 {
 	gpa_t gpa;
@@ -5966,6 +5982,27 @@ static int kvm_mmu_write_protect_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 {
 	bool direct = vcpu->arch.mmu->root_role.direct;
 
+	/*
+	 * Do not try to unprotect and retry if the vCPU re-faulted on the same
+	 * RIP with the same address that was previously unprotected, as doing
+	 * so will likely put the vCPU into an infinite.  E.g. if the vCPU uses
+	 * a non-page-table modifying instruction on the PDE that points to the
+	 * instruction, then unprotecting the gfn will unmap the instruction's
+	 * code, i.e. make it impossible for the instruction to ever complete.
+	 */
+	if (vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip == kvm_rip_read(vcpu) &&
+	    vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr == cr2_or_gpa)
+		return RET_PF_EMULATE;
+
+	/*
+	 * Reset the unprotect+retry values that guard against infinite loops.
+	 * The values will be refreshed if KVM explicitly unprotects a gfn and
+	 * retries, in all other cases it's safe to retry in the future even if
+	 * the next page fault happens on the same RIP+address.
+	 */
+	vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip = 0;
+	vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * Before emulating the instruction, check to see if the access may be
 	 * due to L1 accessing nested NPT/EPT entries used for L2, i.e. if the
@@ -5988,7 +6025,7 @@ static int kvm_mmu_write_protect_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 	 */
 	if (direct &&
 	    (error_code & PFERR_NESTED_GUEST_PAGE) == PFERR_NESTED_GUEST_PAGE &&
-	    kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(cr2_or_gpa)))
+	    kvm_mmu_unprotect_gfn_and_retry(vcpu, cr2_or_gpa))
 		return RET_PF_FIXED;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 4c3493ffce0b..5377ca55161a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -8934,27 +8934,13 @@ static bool retry_instruction(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 			      gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,  int emulation_type)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = emul_to_vcpu(ctxt);
-	unsigned long last_retry_eip, last_retry_addr;
-	gpa_t gpa = cr2_or_gpa;
-
-	last_retry_eip = vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip;
-	last_retry_addr = vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the emulation is caused by #PF and it is non-page_table
 	 * writing instruction, it means the VM-EXIT is caused by shadow
 	 * page protected, we can zap the shadow page and retry this
 	 * instruction directly.
-	 *
-	 * Note: if the guest uses a non-page-table modifying instruction
-	 * on the PDE that points to the instruction, then we will unmap
-	 * the instruction and go to an infinite loop. So, we cache the
-	 * last retried eip and the last fault address, if we meet the eip
-	 * and the address again, we can break out of the potential infinite
-	 * loop.
 	 */
-	vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip = vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr = 0;
-
 	if (!(emulation_type & EMULTYPE_ALLOW_RETRY_PF))
 		return false;
 
@@ -8965,18 +8951,7 @@ static bool retry_instruction(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	if (x86_page_table_writing_insn(ctxt))
 		return false;
 
-	if (ctxt->eip == last_retry_eip && last_retry_addr == cr2_or_gpa)
-		return false;
-
-	if (!vcpu->arch.mmu->root_role.direct)
-		gpa = kvm_mmu_gva_to_gpa_write(vcpu, cr2_or_gpa, NULL);
-
-	if (!kvm_mmu_unprotect_page(vcpu->kvm, gpa_to_gfn(gpa)))
-		return false;
-
-	vcpu->arch.last_retry_eip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
-	vcpu->arch.last_retry_addr = cr2_or_gpa;
-	return true;
+	return kvm_mmu_unprotect_gfn_and_retry(vcpu, cr2_or_gpa);
 }
 
 static int complete_emulated_mmio(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
