diff --git a/ebpfcat/hashmap.py b/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
index 1a74f7df27f7881ccc05887ae550659038f95bee..63c9d545291735b02af8c620785b9ac76f123cfa 100644
--- a/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
+++ b/ebpfcat/hashmap.py
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ class HashGlobalVar(Expression):
 
     @contextmanager
     def get_address(self, dst, long, signed, force=False):
-        if long is not None and long != (self.fmt in "qQ"):
-            raise AssembleError("HashMap variable has wrong size")
         if signed != self.fmt.islower():
             raise AssembleError("HashMap variable has wrong signedness")
         with self.ebpf.save_registers([i for i in range(6) if i != dst]), \
@@ -80,8 +78,7 @@ class HashGlobalVarDesc:
                         pack("q" if self.fmt.islower() else "Q", value), 0)
             return
         with ebpf.save_registers([3]):
-            with value.get_address(3, self.fmt in "qQ",
-                                   self.fmt.islower(), True):
+            with value.get_address(3, True, self.fmt.islower(), True):
                 with ebpf.save_registers([0, 1, 2, 4, 5]), \
                         ebpf.get_stack(4) as stack:
                     ebpf.r1 = ebpf.get_fd(ebpf.__dict__[self.name].fd)