diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_map.c b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
index 9bb9bd10fbc2..47313a6cd601 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_map.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_map.c
@@ -1292,12 +1292,12 @@ vm_map_insert(vm_map_t map, vm_object_t object, vm_ooffset_t offset,
 	map->size += new_entry->end - new_entry->start;
 
 	/*
-	 * It may be possible to merge the new entry with the next and/or
-	 * previous entries.  However, due to MAP_STACK_* being a hack, a
-	 * panic can result from merging such entries.
+	 * Try to coalesce the new entry with both the previous and next
+	 * entries in the list.  Previously, we only attempted to coalesce
+	 * with the previous entry when object is NULL.  Here, we handle the
+	 * other cases, which are less common.
 	 */
-	if ((cow & (MAP_STACK_GROWS_DOWN | MAP_STACK_GROWS_UP)) == 0)
-		vm_map_simplify_entry(map, new_entry);
+	vm_map_simplify_entry(map, new_entry);
 
 	if (cow & (MAP_PREFAULT|MAP_PREFAULT_PARTIAL)) {
 		vm_map_pmap_enter(map, start, prot,
@@ -1512,7 +1512,8 @@ vm_map_simplify_entry(vm_map_t map, vm_map_entry_t entry)
 	vm_map_entry_t next, prev;
 	vm_size_t prevsize, esize;
 
-	if (entry->eflags & (MAP_ENTRY_IN_TRANSITION | MAP_ENTRY_IS_SUB_MAP))
+	if ((entry->eflags & (MAP_ENTRY_GROWS_DOWN | MAP_ENTRY_GROWS_UP |
+	    MAP_ENTRY_IN_TRANSITION | MAP_ENTRY_IS_SUB_MAP)) != 0)
 		return;
 
 	prev = entry->prev;