diff --git a/qemu/target/arm/helper.c b/qemu/target/arm/helper.c
index eee3adb6..99a0b590 100644
--- a/qemu/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/qemu/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -7377,8 +7377,7 @@ static bool get_phys_addr_pmsav7(CPUARMState *env, uint32_t address,
         }
 
         if (n == -1) { /* no hits */
-            if (cpu->pmsav7_dregion &&
-                (is_user || !(regime_sctlr(env, mmu_idx) & SCTLR_BR))) {
+            if (is_user || !(regime_sctlr(env, mmu_idx) & SCTLR_BR)) {
                 /* background fault */
                 *fsr = 0;
                 return true;