diff --git a/lib/std/os/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
index 6e64d022cb4ef4a84a9dcfb75863a6afa476c7e8..1183408694340d8795fac4428afc71d4860a57ef 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/linux.zig
@@ -899,10 +899,6 @@ pub fn umount2(special: [*:0]const u8, flags: u32) usize {
 
 pub fn mmap(address: ?[*]u8, length: usize, prot: usize, flags: MAP, fd: i32, offset: i64) usize {
     if (@hasField(SYS, "mmap2")) {
-        // Make sure the offset is also specified in multiples of page size
-        if ((offset & (MMAP2_UNIT - 1)) != 0)
-            return @bitCast(-@as(isize, @intFromEnum(E.INVAL)));
-
         return syscall6(
             .mmap2,
             @intFromPtr(address),