diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
index 1f4267963d6e..a84713fc991c 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/pmap.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ pmap_release_free_page(pmap_t pmap, vm_page_t p)
 		pmap_kremove((vm_offset_t) pmap->pm_pdir);
 	}
 
-	if (pmap->pm_ptphint && (pmap->pm_ptphint->pindex == p->pindex))
+	if (pmap->pm_ptphint == p)
 		pmap->pm_ptphint = NULL;
 
 	p->wire_count--;
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
index 1f4267963d6e..a84713fc991c 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/pmap.c
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ pmap_release_free_page(pmap_t pmap, vm_page_t p)
 		pmap_kremove((vm_offset_t) pmap->pm_pdir);
 	}
 
-	if (pmap->pm_ptphint && (pmap->pm_ptphint->pindex == p->pindex))
+	if (pmap->pm_ptphint == p)
 		pmap->pm_ptphint = NULL;
 
 	p->wire_count--;