diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.cpp
index 0fb7da4436..d1bc1c3247 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ MultiAddressSpaceLocker::AddAreaCacheAndLock(area_id areaID,
 		VMArea* firstArea = cache->areas;
 		for (VMArea* current = firstArea; current;
 				current = current->cache_next) {
-			error = AddArea(current->id,
+			error = AddArea(current,
 				current == area ? writeLockThisOne : writeLockOthers);
 			if (error != B_OK) {
 				vm_area_put_locked_cache(cache);
@@ -569,5 +569,3 @@ MultiAddressSpaceLocker::AddAreaCacheAndLock(area_id areaID,
 			memcpy(fItems, originalItems, fCount * sizeof(lock_item));
 	}
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.h b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.h
index cf2ed7d62f..34ec33a8d9 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.h
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/VMAddressSpaceLocking.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public:
 									VMAddressSpace** _space = NULL);
 	inline	status_t			AddArea(area_id area, bool writeLock,
 									VMAddressSpace** _space = NULL);
+	inline	status_t			AddArea(VMArea* area, bool writeLock,
+									VMAddressSpace** _space = NULL);
 
 			status_t			AddAreaCacheAndLock(area_id areaID,
 									bool writeLockThisOne, bool writeLockOthers,
@@ -139,4 +141,13 @@ MultiAddressSpaceLocker::AddArea(area_id area, bool writeLock,
 }
 
 
+inline status_t
+MultiAddressSpaceLocker::AddArea(VMArea* area, bool writeLock,
+	VMAddressSpace** _space)
+{
+	area->address_space->Get();
+	return _AddAddressSpace(area->address_space, writeLock, _space);
+}
+
+
 #endif	// VM_ADDRESS_SPACE_LOCKING_H