diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
index deb834d0e3f..570a1b30317 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/pmap.c
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ pmap_l2(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va)
 	pd_entry_t *l1;
 
 	l1 = pmap_l1(pmap, va);
-	if (l1 == NULL)
-		return (NULL);
 	if ((pmap_load(l1) & PTE_V) == 0)
 		return (NULL);
 	if ((pmap_load(l1) & PTE_RX) != 0)