diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
index 7cb9f89ee736..2e93bafa7c47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.c
@@ -981,6 +981,8 @@ void sgx_zap_enclave_ptes(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long addr)
 
 /**
  * sgx_alloc_va_page() - Allocate a Version Array (VA) page
+ * @reclaim: Reclaim EPC pages directly if none available. Enclave
+ *           mutex should not be held if this is set.
  *
  * Allocate a free EPC page and convert it to a Version Array (VA) page.
  *
@@ -988,12 +990,12 @@ void sgx_zap_enclave_ptes(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long addr)
  *   a VA page,
  *   -errno otherwise
  */
-struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_va_page(void)
+struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_va_page(bool reclaim)
 {
 	struct sgx_epc_page *epc_page;
 	int ret;
 
-	epc_page = sgx_alloc_epc_page(NULL, true);
+	epc_page = sgx_alloc_epc_page(NULL, reclaim);
 	if (IS_ERR(epc_page))
 		return ERR_CAST(epc_page);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
index 90e3a1181bd6..b5e9602be127 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/encl.h
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ void sgx_encl_put_backing(struct sgx_backing *backing);
 int sgx_encl_test_and_clear_young(struct mm_struct *mm,
 				  struct sgx_encl_page *page);
 void sgx_zap_enclave_ptes(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long addr);
-struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_va_page(void);
+struct sgx_epc_page *sgx_alloc_va_page(bool reclaim);
 unsigned int sgx_alloc_va_slot(struct sgx_va_page *va_page);
 void sgx_free_va_slot(struct sgx_va_page *va_page, unsigned int offset);
 bool sgx_va_page_full(struct sgx_va_page *va_page);
 void sgx_encl_free_epc_page(struct sgx_epc_page *page);
 struct sgx_encl_page *sgx_encl_load_page(struct sgx_encl *encl,
 					 unsigned long addr);
-struct sgx_va_page *sgx_encl_grow(struct sgx_encl *encl);
+struct sgx_va_page *sgx_encl_grow(struct sgx_encl *encl, bool reclaim);
 void sgx_encl_shrink(struct sgx_encl *encl, struct sgx_va_page *va_page);
 
 #endif /* _X86_ENCL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
index f21890150216..4de31b0b0dd5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #include "encl.h"
 #include "encls.h"
 
-struct sgx_va_page *sgx_encl_grow(struct sgx_encl *encl)
+struct sgx_va_page *sgx_encl_grow(struct sgx_encl *encl, bool reclaim)
 {
 	struct sgx_va_page *va_page = NULL;
 	void *err;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct sgx_va_page *sgx_encl_grow(struct sgx_encl *encl)
 		if (!va_page)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-		va_page->epc_page = sgx_alloc_va_page();
+		va_page->epc_page = sgx_alloc_va_page(reclaim);
 		if (IS_ERR(va_page->epc_page)) {
 			err = ERR_CAST(va_page->epc_page);
 			kfree(va_page);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int sgx_encl_create(struct sgx_encl *encl, struct sgx_secs *secs)
 	struct file *backing;
 	long ret;
 
-	va_page = sgx_encl_grow(encl);
+	va_page = sgx_encl_grow(encl, true);
 	if (IS_ERR(va_page))
 		return PTR_ERR(va_page);
 	else if (va_page)
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int sgx_encl_add_page(struct sgx_encl *encl, unsigned long src,
 		return PTR_ERR(epc_page);
 	}
 
-	va_page = sgx_encl_grow(encl);
+	va_page = sgx_encl_grow(encl, true);
 	if (IS_ERR(va_page)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(va_page);
 		goto err_out_free;