diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
index 091934e..7896f71 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pageattr.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 	 * We are safe now. Check whether the new pgprot is the same:
 	 */
 	old_pte = *kpte;
-	old_prot = new_prot = req_prot = pte_pgprot(old_pte);
+	old_prot = req_prot = pte_pgprot(old_pte);
 
 	pgprot_val(req_prot) &= ~pgprot_val(cpa->mask_clr);
 	pgprot_val(req_prot) |= pgprot_val(cpa->mask_set);
@@ -478,12 +478,12 @@
 	 * a non present pmd. The canon_pgprot will clear _PAGE_GLOBAL
 	 * for the ancient hardware that doesn't support it.
 	 */
-	if (pgprot_val(new_prot) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
-		pgprot_val(new_prot) |= _PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_GLOBAL;
+	if (pgprot_val(req_prot) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
+		pgprot_val(req_prot) |= _PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_GLOBAL;
 	else
-		pgprot_val(new_prot) &= ~(_PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_GLOBAL);
+		pgprot_val(req_prot) &= ~(_PAGE_PSE | _PAGE_GLOBAL);
 
-	new_prot = canon_pgprot(new_prot);
+	req_prot = canon_pgprot(req_prot);
 
 	/*
 	 * old_pte points to the large page base address. So we need