diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 91513c6c43..cf120496f7 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ MemoryRegion *address_space_translate(AddressSpace *as, hwaddr addr,
         as = iotlb.target_as;
     }
 
-    if (memory_access_is_direct(mr, is_write)) {
+    if (xen_enabled() && memory_access_is_direct(mr, is_write)) {
         hwaddr page = ((addr & TARGET_PAGE_MASK) + TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) - addr;
         len = MIN(page, len);
     }