diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 314a2d580c..20063abf85 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -1079,7 +1079,12 @@ namespace vm
 		// Fixed address allocation
 		area = _get_map(location, addr);
 
-		return !area ? _map(addr, area_size, flags) : area;
+		if (area)
+		{
+			return area;
+		}
+
+		return _map(addr, area_size, flags);
 	}
 
 	inline namespace ps3_