diff --git a/linux-user/elfload.c b/linux-user/elfload.c
index c6491a8d35..5c64299961 100644
--- a/linux-user/elfload.c
+++ b/linux-user/elfload.c
@@ -1845,6 +1845,11 @@ unsigned long init_guest_space(unsigned long host_start,
             return (unsigned long)-1;
         }
 
+        /* Check to see if the address is valid.  */
+        if (host_start && real_start != current_start) {
+            goto try_again;
+        }
+
         /* Ensure the address is properly aligned.  */
         if (real_start & ~qemu_host_page_mask) {
             /* Ideally, we adjust like
@@ -1879,11 +1884,6 @@ unsigned long init_guest_space(unsigned long host_start,
             aligned_start = real_start;
         }
 
-        /* Check to see if the address is valid.  */
-        if (host_start && aligned_start != current_start) {
-            goto try_again;
-        }
-
 #if defined(TARGET_ARM) && !defined(TARGET_AARCH64)
         /* On 32-bit ARM, we need to also be able to map the commpage.  */
         int valid = init_guest_commpage(aligned_start - guest_start,