diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/private/RequestAllocator.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/private/RequestAllocator.cpp
index 56104c3f08..348b16232f 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/private/RequestAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/userlandfs/private/RequestAllocator.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ RequestAllocator::AllocateAddress(Address& address, int32 size, int32 align,
 			B_ANY_ADDRESS,
 #endif
 			areaSize, B_NO_LOCK,
-			B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA | B_USER_CLONEABLE_AREA);
+			B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA
+#ifdef _KERNEL_MODE
+				| B_KERNEL_READ_AREA | B_KERNEL_WRITE_AREA | B_USER_CLONEABLE_AREA
+#endif
+			);
 		if (area < 0)
 			RETURN_ERROR(area);
 		fAllocatedAreas[fAllocatedAreaCount++] = area;