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
@@ -1415,7 +1415,9 @@
 		KASSERT(entry->end < root->end,
 		    ("%s: clip_start not within entry", __func__));
 		vm_map_splay_findprev(root, &llist);
-		root->offset += entry->end - root->start;
+		if ((root->eflags & (MAP_ENTRY_STACK_GAP_DN |
+		    MAP_ENTRY_STACK_GAP_UP)) == 0)
+			root->offset += entry->end - root->start;
 		root->start = entry->end;
 		max_free_left = vm_map_splay_merge_pred(header, entry, llist);
 		max_free_right = root->max_free = vm_size_max(
@@ -1431,7 +1433,9 @@
 		KASSERT(entry->end == root->end,
 		    ("%s: clip_start not within entry", __func__));
 		vm_map_splay_findnext(root, &rlist);
-		entry->offset += entry->start - root->start;
+		if ((entry->eflags & (MAP_ENTRY_STACK_GAP_DN |
+		    MAP_ENTRY_STACK_GAP_UP)) == 0)
+			entry->offset += entry->start - root->start;
 		root->end = entry->start;
 		max_free_left = root->max_free = vm_size_max(
 		    vm_map_splay_merge_left(header, root, llist),
@@ -3105,7 +3109,8 @@
 		    entry = vm_map_entry_succ(entry)) {
 			vm_offset_t useEnd, useStart;
 
-			if ((entry->eflags & MAP_ENTRY_IS_SUB_MAP) != 0)
+			if ((entry->eflags & (MAP_ENTRY_IS_SUB_MAP |
+			    MAP_ENTRY_GUARD)) != 0)
 				continue;
 
 			/*