diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_map.c b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
--- a/sys/vm/vm_map.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
@@ -2255,10 +2255,10 @@
 	int rv;
 
 	hint = *addr;
-	if (hint == 0)
+	if (hint == 0) {
 		cow |= MAP_NO_HINT;
-	if (hint < min_addr)
 		*addr = hint = min_addr;
+	}
 	for (;;) {
 		rv = vm_map_find(map, object, offset, addr, length, max_addr,
 		    find_space, prot, max, cow);