diff --git a/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/paging.py b/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/paging.py
index 932ffc44a..07d049db8 100644
--- a/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/paging.py
+++ b/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/paging.py
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ class ArchPagingInfo:
             # true with the most common set of configurations
             # this struct should always present if a vmlinux is added
             return 0x40
-        return a.sizeof
+        # needs to be rounded up to a power of 2 (consider the layout of vmemmap)
+        return 1 << math.ceil(math.log2(a.sizeof))
 
     @property
     @pwndbg.lib.cache.cache_until("objfile")
     def STRUCT_PAGE_SHIFT(self):
-        # needs to be rounded up (consider the layout of vmemmap)
-        return math.ceil(math.log2(self.STRUCT_PAGE_SIZE))
+        return int(math.log2(self.STRUCT_PAGE_SIZE))
 
     @property
     def page_shift(self) -> int:
diff --git a/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/vmmap.py b/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/vmmap.py
index b5af3caa0..6bd342924 100644
--- a/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/vmmap.py
+++ b/pwndbg/aglib/kernel/vmmap.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class KernelVmmap:
         self.pages = pages
         self.sections = None
         self.pi = pwndbg.aglib.kernel.arch_paginginfo()
-        if self.pi and pwndbg.aglib.kernel.has_debug_symbols():
+        if self.pi:
             self.sections = self.pi.markers()
 
     def get_name(self, addr: int) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/library/qemu_system/tests/test_commands_kernel.py b/tests/library/qemu_system/tests/test_commands_kernel.py
index 48b559528..f70bd6f97 100644
--- a/tests/library/qemu_system/tests/test_commands_kernel.py
+++ b/tests/library/qemu_system/tests/test_commands_kernel.py
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ def get_slab_object_address():
 #     gdb.execute(f"msr MSR_LSTAR -w {prev_msr_lstar}")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    not pwndbg.aglib.kernel.has_debug_symbols(), reason="test requires debug symbols"
-)
 def test_command_kernel_vmmap():
     res = gdb.execute("vmmap", to_string=True)
     assert all(