diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_fault.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_fault.go
index 4e51e64aea..ce2e839798 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_fault.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/bluepill_fault.go
@@ -25,11 +25,14 @@ import (
 var (
 	// faultBlockSize is the size used for servicing memory faults.
 	//
-	// This should be large enough to avoid frequent faults and avoid using
-	// all available KVM slots (~512), but small enough that KVM does not
-	// complain about slot sizes (~4GB). See handleBluepillFault for how
-	// this block is used.
-	faultBlockSize = uintptr(2 << 30)
+	// This should be large enough so that the total number of slots
+	// required to cover the 47-bit virtual address space does not exceed
+	// the KVM slot limit (e.g. 32764). Linux doesn't allocate virtual
+	// address space above 47-bit by default.
+	// It must be small enough to limit the memory overhead associated with
+	// KVM slot allocation. For example, using a 46-bit address space
+	// results in an overhead of ~250 MB.
+	faultBlockSize = uintptr(8 << 30)
 
 	// faultBlockMask is the mask for the fault blocks.
 	//
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map.go
index 9784e52041..b114dff4ee 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func fillAddressSpace() (specialRegions []specialVirtualRegion) {
 	pSize := uintptr(1) << ring0.PhysicalAddressBits
 	pSize -= reservedMemory
 
+	maxUserAddr := uintptr(0)
 	// Add specifically excluded regions; see excludeVirtualRegion.
 	if err := applyVirtualRegions(func(vr virtualRegion) {
 		if excludeVirtualRegion(vr) {
@@ -81,10 +82,17 @@ func fillAddressSpace() (specialRegions []specialVirtualRegion) {
 			})
 			log.Infof("mmio: virtual [%x,%x)", vr.virtual, vr.virtual+vr.length)
 		}
+		if vr.filename != "[vsyscall]" {
+			maxUserAddr = vr.region.virtual + vr.region.length
+		}
 	}); err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("error parsing /proc/self/maps: %v", err))
 	}
 
+	var archRegions []specialVirtualRegion
+	vSize, archRegions = archSpecialRegions(vSize, maxUserAddr)
+	specialRegions = append(specialRegions, archRegions...)
+
 	// Do we need any more work?
 	if vSize < pSize {
 		return specialRegions
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ func fillAddressSpace() (specialRegions []specialVirtualRegion) {
 	current := required // Attempted mmap size.
 	filled := uintptr(0)
 	suggestedAddr := uintptr(0)
-	if ring0.VirtualAddressBits > 48 {
+	if extendedAddressSpaceAllowed && ring0.VirtualAddressBits > 48 {
 		// Pass a hint address above 47 bits to indicate to the kernel that
 		// we can handle, and want, mappings above 47 bits:
 		// https://docs.kernel.org/arch/x86/x86_64/5level-paging.html#user-space-and-large-virtual-address-space.
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_amd64.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_amd64.go
index c5adfb577f..d3824e432e 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_amd64.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_amd64.go
@@ -14,9 +14,62 @@
 
 package kvm
 
+import (
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/log"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/ring0"
+)
+
 const (
 	// reservedMemory is a chunk of physical memory reserved starting at
 	// physical address zero. There are some special pages in this region,
 	// so we just call the whole thing off.
 	reservedMemory = 0x100000000
 )
+
+const (
+	// defaultAddressSpaceSize is the default limit for the user virtual
+	// address space, which is 47-bits (2^47 bytes). The mmap syscall
+	// respects this limit by default, even with 5-level page tables
+	// enabled.
+	defaultAddressSpaceSize = uintptr(1) << 47
+
+	// extendedAddressSpaceAllowed controls address space usage beyond
+	// the default 47-bit limit. It is set to 'false' for several reasons:
+	// * There are no known use cases requiring the extended address space.
+	// * By restricting the size, we avoid the overhead of:
+	//    a) Aligning the virtual address space size to the physical
+	//       address space size.
+	//    b) Creating unnecessary page table entries for the unused
+	//       extended range.
+	// * The memory slot size is currently configured only to cover
+	//   the default 47-bit address space.
+	// * 5-level page table support was primarily introduced to workaround
+	//    a specific kernel bug where VDSO could be mapped above the 47-bit
+	//    boundary (v6.9-rc1~186^2~7).
+	extendedAddressSpaceAllowed = false
+)
+
+// archSpecialRegions returns special regions that are excluded from the virtual
+// address space. Linux doesn't map vma-s above 47-bit by default.
+func archSpecialRegions(vSize uintptr, maxUserAddr uintptr) (uintptr, []specialVirtualRegion) {
+	var specialRegions []specialVirtualRegion
+	if extendedAddressSpaceAllowed || vSize <= defaultAddressSpaceSize {
+		return vSize, nil
+	}
+	// This is a workaround for the kernel bug when vdso can be
+	// mapped above the 47-bit address space boundary.
+	if defaultAddressSpaceSize > maxUserAddr {
+		maxUserAddr = defaultAddressSpaceSize
+	}
+	r := region{
+		virtual: maxUserAddr,
+		length:  ring0.MaximumUserAddress - defaultAddressSpaceSize,
+	}
+	specialRegions = append(specialRegions, specialVirtualRegion{
+		region: r,
+	})
+	vSize -= r.length
+	log.Infof("excluded: virtual [%x,%x)", r.virtual, r.virtual+r.length)
+
+	return vSize, specialRegions
+}
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_arm64.go b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_arm64.go
index 4d85614539..da6105a6e5 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_arm64.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/platform/kvm/physical_map_arm64.go
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ package kvm
 
 const (
 	reservedMemory = 0
+	// 5-level page tables are not implemeted on arm64.
+	extendedAddressSpaceAllowed = false
 )
+
+func archSpecialRegions(vSize uintptr, maxUserAddr uintptr) (uintptr, []specialVirtualRegion) {
+	return vSize, nil
+}