diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/ops-au1000.c b/arch/mips/pci/ops-au1000.c
index 0c0c1e6519f9..8ae46481fcb7 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/ops-au1000.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/ops-au1000.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static int config_access(unsigned char access_type, struct pci_bus *bus,
 	if (first_cfg) {
 		/* reserve a wired entry for pci config accesses */
 		first_cfg = 0;
-		pci_cfg_vm = get_vm_area(0x2000, 0);
+		pci_cfg_vm = get_vm_area(0x2000, VM_IOREMAP);
 		if (!pci_cfg_vm)
 			panic (KERN_ERR "PCI unable to get vm area\n");
 		pci_cfg_wired_entry = read_c0_wired();