diff --git a/vm/vm-object.c b/vm/vm-object.c
index ef77efc..d720c3c 100644
--- a/vm/vm-object.c
+++ b/vm/vm-object.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ struct vm_page *vm_object_get_page(
 		return pg;
 	}
 
-	if (!vo->vo_ctrl) {
+	if (!vo->vo_ctrl || !(flags & VMO_REQUEST_MISSING_PAGE)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}