diff --git a/sys/amd64/vmm/vmm.c b/sys/amd64/vmm/vmm.c
index b2f5fa62efe..16f571b771f 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/vmm/vmm.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/vmm/vmm.c
@@ -999,8 +999,7 @@ vm_gpa_hold(struct vm *vm, int vcpuid, vm_paddr_t gpa, size_t len, int reqprot,
 	count = 0;
 	for (i = 0; i < VM_MAX_MEMMAPS; i++) {
 		mm = &vm->mem_maps[i];
-		if (sysmem_mapping(vm, mm) && gpa >= mm->gpa &&
-		    gpa < mm->gpa + mm->len) {
+		if (gpa >= mm->gpa && gpa < mm->gpa + mm->len) {
 			count = vm_fault_quick_hold_pages(&vm->vmspace->vm_map,
 			    trunc_page(gpa), PAGE_SIZE, reqprot, &m, 1);
 			break;