diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
index 0e428e7a88..522dadf3c2 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ pre_map_area_pages(VMArea* area, VMCache* cache,
 			break;
 
 		// skip busy and inactive pages
-		if (page->busy || page->usage_count == 0)
+		if (page->busy || (page->usage_count == 0 && !page->accessed))
 			continue;
 
 		DEBUG_PAGE_ACCESS_START(page);