diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index a9e7a3d2d362..c7c816c969a9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -3154,10 +3154,10 @@ static int host_pfn_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm, gfn_t gfn,
 
 static int __kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 				       const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot,
-				       gfn_t gfn, int max_level, bool is_private)
+				       gfn_t gfn, int max_level, int host_level,
+				       bool is_private)
 {
 	struct kvm_lpage_info *linfo;
-	int host_level;
 
 	max_level = min(max_level, max_huge_page_level);
 	for ( ; max_level > PG_LEVEL_4K; max_level--) {
@@ -3166,24 +3166,23 @@ static int __kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 			break;
 	}
 
-	if (is_private)
-		return max_level;
-
 	if (max_level == PG_LEVEL_4K)
 		return PG_LEVEL_4K;
 
-	host_level = host_pfn_mapping_level(kvm, gfn, slot);
+	if (!is_private) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(host_level != PG_LEVEL_NONE);
+		host_level = host_pfn_mapping_level(kvm, gfn, slot);
+	}
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(host_level == PG_LEVEL_NONE);
 	return min(host_level, max_level);
 }
 
 int kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 			      const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
-			      int max_level)
+			      int max_level, bool faultin_private)
 {
-	bool is_private = kvm_slot_can_be_private(slot) &&
-			  kvm_mem_is_private(kvm, gfn);
-
-	return __kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(kvm, slot, gfn, max_level, is_private);
+	return __kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(kvm, slot, gfn, max_level,
+					   PG_LEVEL_NONE, faultin_private);
 }
 
 void kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault)
@@ -3208,7 +3207,8 @@ void kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 	 */
 	fault->req_level = __kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(vcpu->kvm, slot,
 						       fault->gfn, fault->max_level,
-						       fault->is_private);
+						       fault->host_level,
+						       kvm_is_faultin_private(fault));
 	if (fault->req_level == PG_LEVEL_4K || fault->huge_page_disallowed)
 		return;
 
@@ -4332,6 +4332,7 @@ static int kvm_faultin_pfn_private(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 				   struct kvm_page_fault *fault)
 {
 	int max_order, r;
+	u8 max_level;
 
 	if (!kvm_slot_can_be_private(fault->slot)) {
 		kvm_mmu_prepare_memory_fault_exit(vcpu, fault);
@@ -4345,8 +4346,9 @@ static int kvm_faultin_pfn_private(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	fault->max_level = min(kvm_max_level_for_order(max_order),
-			       fault->max_level);
+	max_level = kvm_max_level_for_order(max_order);
+	fault->host_level = max_level;
+	fault->max_level = min(max_level, fault->max_level);
 	fault->map_writable = !(fault->slot->flags & KVM_MEM_READONLY);
 
 	return RET_PF_CONTINUE;
@@ -4396,7 +4398,7 @@ static int __kvm_faultin_pfn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	if (fault->is_private)
+	if (kvm_is_faultin_private(fault))
 		return kvm_faultin_pfn_private(vcpu, fault);
 
 	async = false;
@@ -6805,7 +6807,7 @@ static bool kvm_mmu_zap_collapsible_spte(struct kvm *kvm,
 		 */
 		if (sp->role.direct &&
 		    sp->role.level < kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(kvm, slot, sp->gfn,
-							       PG_LEVEL_NUM)) {
+							       PG_LEVEL_NUM, false)) {
 			kvm_zap_one_rmap_spte(kvm, rmap_head, sptep);
 
 			if (kvm_available_flush_remote_tlbs_range())
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
index cc0a95e554b5..1e6bf3875779 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu_internal.h
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ struct kvm_page_fault {
 	 * is changing its own translation in the guest page tables.
 	 */
 	bool write_fault_to_shadow_pgtable;
+
+	/* valid only for private memslot && private gfn */
+	enum pg_level host_level;
 };
 
 int kvm_tdp_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault);
@@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ static inline int kvm_mmu_do_page_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gpa_t cr2_or_gpa,
 
 int kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(struct kvm *kvm,
 			      const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
-			      int max_level);
+			      int max_level, bool faultin_private);
 void kvm_mmu_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_page_fault *fault);
 void disallowed_hugepage_adjust(struct kvm_page_fault *fault, u64 spte, int cur_level);
 
@@ -470,4 +473,11 @@ static inline bool kvm_hugepage_test_mixed(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t g
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline bool kvm_is_faultin_private(const struct kvm_page_fault *fault)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_GENERIC_PRIVATE_MEM))
+		return fault->is_private && kvm_slot_can_be_private(fault->slot);
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* __KVM_X86_MMU_INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
index bd9ec77e7933..42c8cf1abdf8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ static void zap_collapsible_spte_range(struct kvm *kvm,
 			continue;
 
 		max_mapping_level = kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(kvm, slot,
-							      iter.gfn, PG_LEVEL_NUM);
+							      iter.gfn, PG_LEVEL_NUM, false);
 		if (max_mapping_level < iter.level)
 			continue;
 
