diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index 881fdeb1576caa421a50e7e89f375490db456792..e72497c4b4d940b57604c7fba75e5a6760b1ada9 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
     for (i = 0; i < ehdr->e_phnum; i++) {
         struct elf_phdr *eppnt = phdr + i;
         if (eppnt->p_type == PT_LOAD) {
-            abi_ulong vaddr, vaddr_po, vaddr_ps, vaddr_ef, vaddr_em, vaddr_len;
+            abi_ulong vaddr, vaddr_po, vaddr_ps, vaddr_ef, vaddr_em;
             int elf_prot = 0;
 
             if (eppnt->p_flags & PF_R) {
@@ -3233,31 +3233,18 @@ static void load_elf_image(const char *image_name, int image_fd,
              * but no backing file segment.
              */
             if (eppnt->p_filesz != 0) {
-                vaddr_len = eppnt->p_filesz + vaddr_po;
-                error = target_mmap(vaddr_ps, vaddr_len, elf_prot,
-                                    MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED,
+                error = target_mmap(vaddr_ps, eppnt->p_filesz + vaddr_po,
+                                    elf_prot, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED,
                                     image_fd, eppnt->p_offset - vaddr_po);
-
                 if (error == -1) {
                     goto exit_mmap;
                 }
+            }
 
-                /*
-                 * If the load segment requests extra zeros (e.g. bss), map it.
-                 */
-                if (eppnt->p_filesz < eppnt->p_memsz &&
-                    !zero_bss(vaddr_ef, vaddr_em, elf_prot)) {
-                    goto exit_mmap;
-                }
-            } else if (eppnt->p_memsz != 0) {
-                vaddr_len = eppnt->p_memsz + vaddr_po;
-                error = target_mmap(vaddr_ps, vaddr_len, elf_prot,
-                                    MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_FIXED | MAP_ANONYMOUS,
-                                    -1, 0);
-
-                if (error == -1) {
-                    goto exit_mmap;
-                }
+            /* If the load segment requests extra zeros (e.g. bss), map it. */
+            if (vaddr_ef < vaddr_em &&
+                !zero_bss(vaddr_ef, vaddr_em, elf_prot)) {
+                goto exit_mmap;
             }
 
             /* Find the full program boundaries.  */