diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/pmap.c b/sys/arm/arm/pmap.c
index cd8a56228320..a375987bfc83 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/pmap.c
@@ -3412,7 +3412,8 @@ pmap_enter_locked(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m, vm_prot_t prot,
 	
 	if (prot & VM_PROT_WRITE) {
 		npte |= L2_S_PROT_W;
-		if (m != NULL)
+		if (m != NULL &&
+		    (m->flags & (PG_FICTITIOUS | PG_UNMANAGED)) == 0)
 			vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
 	}
 	npte |= pte_l2_s_cache_mode;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/booke/pmap.c b/sys/powerpc/booke/pmap.c
index ca48adc0d851..4bc5e93b5f4b 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/booke/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/booke/pmap.c
@@ -1596,7 +1596,8 @@ mmu_booke_enter_locked(mmu_t mmu, pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m,
 			if (!su)
 				flags |= PTE_UW;
 
-			vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
+			if ((flags & PTE_MANAGED) != 0)
+				vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
 		} else {
 			/* Handle modified pages, sense modify status. */
 
@@ -1662,7 +1663,8 @@ mmu_booke_enter_locked(mmu_t mmu, pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m,
 			if (!su)
 				flags |= PTE_UW;
 
-			vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
+			if ((m->flags & (PG_FICTITIOUS | PG_UNMANAGED)) == 0)
+				vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
 		}
 
 		if (prot & VM_PROT_EXECUTE) {
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/pmap.c b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/pmap.c
index 719fb3b9147e..7769bdc24ce1 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/pmap.c
@@ -1409,7 +1409,8 @@ pmap_enter_locked(pmap_t pm, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m, vm_prot_t prot,
 			tp->tte_data |= TD_SW;
 			if (wired)
 				tp->tte_data |= TD_W;
-			vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
+			if ((m->flags & (PG_FICTITIOUS | PG_UNMANAGED)) == 0)
+				vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
 		} else if ((data & TD_W) != 0)
 			vm_page_dirty(m);
 
@@ -1429,7 +1430,7 @@ pmap_enter_locked(pmap_t pm, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m, vm_prot_t prot,
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * If there is an existing mapping, but its for a different
-		 * phsyical address, delete the old mapping.
+		 * physical address, delete the old mapping.
 		 */
 		if (tp != NULL) {
 			CTR0(KTR_PMAP, "pmap_enter_locked: replace");
@@ -1449,7 +1450,8 @@ pmap_enter_locked(pmap_t pm, vm_offset_t va, vm_page_t m, vm_prot_t prot,
 			data |= TD_P;
 		if ((prot & VM_PROT_WRITE) != 0) {
 			data |= TD_SW;
-			vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
+			if ((m->flags & (PG_FICTITIOUS | PG_UNMANAGED)) == 0)
+				vm_page_flag_set(m, PG_WRITEABLE);
 		}
 		if (prot & VM_PROT_EXECUTE) {
 			data |= TD_EXEC;