diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/page.c b/arch/x86/mm/page.c
index 62dab193..7321a413 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/page.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/page.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ int change_page_permissions(size_t start, size_t end, uint32_t flags)
 
 				if ((newflags & PG_SVM) && !(newflags & PG_PRESENT) && (flags & (VMA_READ|VMA_WRITE) && !(flags & VMA_NOACCESS)))
 					newflags |= PG_PRESENT;
-				if ((newflags & PG_SVM) && (newflags & PG_PRESENT) && (flags & VMA_NOACCESS))
+				else if ((newflags & PG_SVM) && (newflags & PG_PRESENT) && (flags & VMA_NOACCESS))
 					newflags &= ~PG_PRESENT;
 
 				// update flags