diff --git a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
index 4b81cb1..ef011fd 100644
--- a/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
+++ b/src/logic/tpax_archive_append.c
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_one(
 	const char *                    src;
 	char *                          dst;
 	char				pbuf[1024];
-	char                            sbuf[2048];
 
 	/* fake uctx for recursion items */
 	unit = 0;
@@ -254,12 +253,11 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_one(
 
 	/* associated data? */
 	if S_ISREG(uctx->st->st_mode) {
-		if ((buf = tpax_get_driver_anon_map_addr(dctx,&buflen)))
-			if (buflen >= (cmplen = uctx->st->st_size))
-				membuf = buf;
+		buf = tpax_get_driver_anon_map_addr(
+			dctx,&buflen);
 
-		if (ssizeof(sbuf) >= (uctx->st->st_size))
-			membuf = sbuf;
+		if (buflen >= (cmplen = uctx->st->st_size))
+			membuf = buf;
 
 		/* snapshot */
 		if (membuf) {
@@ -304,10 +302,8 @@ static int tpax_archive_append_one(
 
 	/* append data from snapshot */
 	if (fdtmp >= 0) {
-		if (!buf) {
-			buf    = sbuf;
-			buflen = sizeof(sbuf);
-		}
+		buf = tpax_get_driver_anon_map_addr(
+			dctx,&buflen);
 
 		for (nread=0; nread<uctx->st->st_size; ) {
 			nbytes = read(fdtmp,buf,buflen);