diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 3cfe9ced8a4c..2ab058b0947d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -681,8 +681,9 @@ static int __change_page_attr_set_clr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int checkalias);
 static int cpa_process_alias(struct cpa_data *cpa)
 {
 	struct cpa_data alias_cpa;
-	int ret = 0;
-	unsigned long temp_cpa_vaddr, vaddr;
+	unsigned long laddr = (unsigned long)__va(cpa->pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	unsigned long vaddr;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (cpa->pfn >= max_pfn_mapped)
 		return 0;
@@ -706,42 +707,37 @@ static int cpa_process_alias(struct cpa_data *cpa)
 		    PAGE_OFFSET + (max_pfn_mapped << PAGE_SHIFT)))) {
 
 		alias_cpa = *cpa;
-		temp_cpa_vaddr = (unsigned long) __va(cpa->pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
-		alias_cpa.vaddr = &temp_cpa_vaddr;
+		alias_cpa.vaddr = &laddr;
 		alias_cpa.flags &= ~(CPA_PAGES_ARRAY | CPA_ARRAY);
 
-
 		ret = __change_page_attr_set_clr(&alias_cpa, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 	/*
-	 * No need to redo, when the primary call touched the high
-	 * mapping already:
-	 */
-	if (within(vaddr, (unsigned long) _text, _brk_end))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the physical address is inside the kernel map, we need
+	 * If the primary call didn't touch the high mapping already
+	 * and the physical address is inside the kernel map, we need
 	 * to touch the high mapped kernel as well:
 	 */
-	if (!within(cpa->pfn, highmap_start_pfn(), highmap_end_pfn()))
-		return 0;
+	if (!within(vaddr, (unsigned long)_text, _brk_end) &&
+	    within(cpa->pfn, highmap_start_pfn(), highmap_end_pfn())) {
+		unsigned long temp_cpa_vaddr = (cpa->pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) +
+					       __START_KERNEL_map - phys_base;
+		alias_cpa = *cpa;
+		alias_cpa.vaddr = &temp_cpa_vaddr;
+		alias_cpa.flags &= ~(CPA_PAGES_ARRAY | CPA_ARRAY);
 
-	alias_cpa = *cpa;
-	temp_cpa_vaddr = (cpa->pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) + __START_KERNEL_map - phys_base;
-	alias_cpa.vaddr = &temp_cpa_vaddr;
-	alias_cpa.flags &= ~(CPA_PAGES_ARRAY | CPA_ARRAY);
-
-	/*
-	 * The high mapping range is imprecise, so ignore the return value.
-	 */
-	__change_page_attr_set_clr(&alias_cpa, 0);
+		/*
+		 * The high mapping range is imprecise, so ignore the
+		 * return value.
+		 */
+		__change_page_attr_set_clr(&alias_cpa, 0);
+	}
 #endif
-	return ret;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __change_page_attr_set_clr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int checkalias)