Index: head/sys/vm/vm_map.c =================================================================== --- head/sys/vm/vm_map.c +++ head/sys/vm/vm_map.c @@ -3158,7 +3158,14 @@ if (entry->wired_count != 0) vm_map_entry_unwire(map, entry); - pmap_remove(map->pmap, entry->start, entry->end); + /* + * Remove mappings for the pages, but only if the + * mappings could exist. For instance, it does not + * make sense to call pmap_remove() for guard entries. + */ + if ((entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_IS_SUB_MAP) != 0 || + entry->object.vm_object != NULL) + pmap_remove(map->pmap, entry->start, entry->end); /* * Delete the entry only after removing all pmap