diff --git a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
index 5b1b3c88b4d1..eb93c2ac05a6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/mm/init.c
@@ -1229,8 +1229,6 @@ static void __init create_linear_mapping_page_table(void)
 
 	/* Map all memory banks in the linear mapping */
 	for_each_mem_range(i, &start, &end) {
-		if (start >= end)
-			break;
 		if (start <= __pa(PAGE_OFFSET) &&
 		    __pa(PAGE_OFFSET) < end)
 			start = __pa(PAGE_OFFSET);