diff --git a/src/scheme/proc.rs b/src/scheme/proc.rs
index dd9adbb528..fb76068cdb 100644
--- a/src/scheme/proc.rs
+++ b/src/scheme/proc.rs
@@ -1247,7 +1247,8 @@ impl KernelScheme for ProcScheme {
                         _ => return Err(Error::new(EINVAL)),
                     };
 
-                    handle(Handle { context, kind }, true)
+                    let positioned = !matches!(kind, ContextHandle::AddrSpace { .. });
+                    handle(Handle { context, kind }, positioned)
                 }
                 _ => return Err(Error::new(EINVAL)),
             },