diff --git a/fs/mmap/fs_mmap.c b/fs/mmap/fs_mmap.c
index b00ce43996..11ffb55b5c 100644
--- a/fs/mmap/fs_mmap.c
+++ b/fs/mmap/fs_mmap.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static int file_mmap_(FAR struct file *filep, FAR void *start,
    * in memory.
    */
 
-  if ((flags & MAP_PRIVATE) == 0 && filep->f_inode &&
+  if (filep->f_inode &&
       filep->f_inode->u.i_ops->mmap != NULL)
     {
       ret = filep->f_inode->u.i_ops->mmap(filep, &entry);