diff --git a/ntoskrnl/mm/section.c b/ntoskrnl/mm/section.c
index 298fc5f0f96..335ab054d84 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/mm/section.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/mm/section.c
@@ -3739,7 +3739,7 @@ MmCreateImageSection(PROS_SECTION_OBJECT *SectionObject,
         return STATUS_INVALID_FILE_FOR_SECTION;
 
 #ifndef NEWCC
-    if (FileObject->SectionObjectPointer->SharedCacheMap == NULL)
+    if (!CcIsFileCached(FileObject))
     {
         DPRINT1("Denying section creation due to missing cache initialization\n");
         return STATUS_INVALID_FILE_FOR_SECTION;