diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index 2398776195d2..00dab291e61d 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -2348,12 +2348,11 @@ int expand_downwards(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 {
 	struct mm_struct *mm = vma->vm_mm;
 	struct vm_area_struct *prev;
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 
 	address &= PAGE_MASK;
-	error = security_mmap_addr(address);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
+	if (address < mmap_min_addr)
+		return -EPERM;
 
 	/* Enforce stack_guard_gap */
 	prev = vma->vm_prev;