diff --git a/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c b/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
index 7fbc9f4e..cd61e44e 100644
--- a/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
+++ b/src/tools/mdbx_chk.c
@@ -1115,14 +1115,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   const uint64_t dxbfile_pages = dxb_filesize / envinfo.mi_dxb_pagesize;
   alloc_pages = txn->mt_next_pgno;
   backed_pages = envinfo.mi_geo.current / envinfo.mi_dxb_pagesize;
-#if !(defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64))
-  if ((envflags & (MDBX_EXCLUSIVE | MDBX_RDONLY)) != MDBX_RDONLY &&
-      backed_pages != dxbfile_pages) {
-    print(" ! backed-pages %" PRIu64 " != file-pages %" PRIu64 "\n",
+  if (backed_pages > dxbfile_pages) {
+    print(" ! backed-pages %" PRIu64 " > file-pages %" PRIu64 "\n",
           backed_pages, dxbfile_pages);
     ++problems_meta;
   }
-#endif /* !Windows */
   if (dxbfile_pages < NUM_METAS)
     print(" ! file-pages %" PRIu64 " < %u\n", dxbfile_pages, NUM_METAS);
   if (backed_pages < NUM_METAS)