diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
index 721c03d53f4..918d0cbbf06 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pci.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static inline void pcibios_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active)
  * The networking and block device layers use this boolean for bounce
  * buffer decisions.
  */
-#define PCI_DMA_BUS_IS_PHYS     (0)
+#define PCI_DMA_BUS_IS_PHYS     (1)
 
 /*
  * Whether pci_unmap_{single,page} is a nop depends upon the