diff --git a/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c b/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
index bb07a27abe31..d1fd21de99ea 100644
--- a/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/linux/linux_machdep.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ linux_mmap(struct proc *p, struct linux_mmap_args *args)
 		bsd_args.flags |= MAP_FIXED;
 	if (linux_args.flags & LINUX_MAP_ANON)
 		bsd_args.flags |= MAP_ANON;
+	else
+		bsd_args.flags |= MAP_NOSYNC;
 	if (linux_args.flags & LINUX_MAP_GROWSDOWN) {
 		bsd_args.flags |= MAP_STACK;