diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
@@ -903,27 +903,25 @@
 pmap_extract(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va)
 {
 	pd_entry_t *l2p, l2;
-	pt_entry_t *l3p, l3;
+	pt_entry_t *l3p;
 	vm_paddr_t pa;
 
 	pa = 0;
-	PMAP_LOCK(pmap);
+
 	/*
-	 * Start with the l2 tabel. We are unable to allocate
-	 * pages in the l1 table.
+	 * Start with an L2 lookup, L1 superpages are currently not implemented.
 	 */
+	PMAP_LOCK(pmap);
 	l2p = pmap_l2(pmap, va);
-	if (l2p != NULL) {
-		l2 = pmap_load(l2p);
-		if ((l2 & PTE_RX) == 0) {
+	if (l2p != NULL && ((l2 = pmap_load(l2p)) & PTE_V) != 0) {
+		if ((l2 & PTE_RWX) == 0) {
 			l3p = pmap_l2_to_l3(l2p, va);
 			if (l3p != NULL) {
-				l3 = pmap_load(l3p);
-				pa = PTE_TO_PHYS(l3);
+				pa = PTE_TO_PHYS(pmap_load(l3p));
 				pa |= (va & L3_OFFSET);
 			}
 		} else {
-			/* L2 is superpages */
+			/* L2 is a superpage mapping. */
 			pa = L2PTE_TO_PHYS(l2);
 			pa |= (va & L2_OFFSET);
 		}