diff --git a/src/core/address_space.cpp b/src/core/address_space.cpp
index 760577fa7..e6a78fcb2 100644
--- a/src/core/address_space.cpp
+++ b/src/core/address_space.cpp
@@ -249,11 +249,8 @@ struct AddressSpace::Impl {
             } else {
                 ptr = MapViewOfFile3(backing, process, reinterpret_cast<PVOID>(virtual_addr),
                                      phys_addr, size, MEM_REPLACE_PLACEHOLDER,
-                                     PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE, nullptr, 0);
+                                     prot, nullptr, 0);
                 ASSERT_MSG(ptr, "MapViewOfFile3 failed. {}", Common::GetLastErrorMsg());
-                DWORD resultvar;
-                bool ret = VirtualProtect(ptr, size, prot, &resultvar);
-                ASSERT_MSG(ret, "VirtualProtect failed. {}", Common::GetLastErrorMsg());
             }
         } else {
             ptr =