diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
index 806d58e3c320..fd49c867b25a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int FNAME(walk_addr_generic)(struct guest_walker *walker,
 	}
 #endif
 	walker->max_level = walker->level;
-	ASSERT(!is_long_mode(vcpu) && is_pae(vcpu));
+	ASSERT(!(is_long_mode(vcpu) && !is_pae(vcpu)));
 
 	accessed_dirty = PT_GUEST_ACCESSED_MASK;
 	pt_access = pte_access = ACC_ALL;