diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
index 0addde562ed6..610125291a48 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/mmu.c
@@ -999,15 +999,16 @@ static void __pte_list_remove(u64 *spte, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
 	}
 }
 
-static void pte_list_remove(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
-			    u64 *sptep)
+static void kvm_zap_one_rmap_spte(struct kvm *kvm,
+				  struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head, u64 *sptep)
 {
 	mmu_spte_clear_track_bits(kvm, sptep);
 	__pte_list_remove(sptep, rmap_head);
 }
 
-/* Return true if rmap existed, false otherwise */
-static bool pte_list_destroy(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
+/* Return true if at least one SPTE was zapped, false otherwise */
+static bool kvm_zap_all_rmap_sptes(struct kvm *kvm,
+				   struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head)
 {
 	struct pte_list_desc *desc, *next;
 	int i;
@@ -1434,7 +1435,7 @@ static bool rmap_write_protect(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 gfn)
 static bool kvm_zap_rmapp(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
 			  const struct kvm_memory_slot *slot)
 {
-	return pte_list_destroy(kvm, rmap_head);
+	return kvm_zap_all_rmap_sptes(kvm, rmap_head);
 }
 
 static bool kvm_unmap_rmapp(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
@@ -1465,7 +1466,7 @@ static bool kvm_set_pte_rmapp(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_rmap_head *rmap_head,
 		need_flush = 1;
 
 		if (pte_write(pte)) {
-			pte_list_remove(kvm, rmap_head, sptep);
+			kvm_zap_one_rmap_spte(kvm, rmap_head, sptep);
 			goto restart;
 		} else {
 			new_spte = kvm_mmu_changed_pte_notifier_make_spte(
@@ -1639,7 +1640,7 @@ static void rmap_add(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *spte, gfn_t gfn)
 	rmap_count = pte_list_add(vcpu, spte, rmap_head);
 
 	if (rmap_count > RMAP_RECYCLE_THRESHOLD) {
-		pte_list_destroy(vcpu->kvm, rmap_head);
+		kvm_zap_all_rmap_sptes(vcpu->kvm, rmap_head);
 		kvm_flush_remote_tlbs_with_address(
 				vcpu->kvm, sp->gfn, KVM_PAGES_PER_HPAGE(sp->role.level));
 	}
@@ -5873,7 +5874,7 @@ static bool kvm_mmu_zap_collapsible_spte(struct kvm *kvm,
 		    !kvm_is_reserved_pfn(pfn) &&
 		    sp->role.level < kvm_mmu_max_mapping_level(kvm, slot, sp->gfn,
 							       pfn, PG_LEVEL_NUM)) {
-			pte_list_remove(kvm, rmap_head, sptep);
+			kvm_zap_one_rmap_spte(kvm, rmap_head, sptep);
 
 			if (kvm_available_flush_tlb_with_range())
 				kvm_flush_remote_tlbs_with_address(kvm, sp->gfn,