diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
index f5e1a8471714..7b3f2426a1fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/dma-mapping.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(arm_coherent_dma_ops);
 
 static u64 get_coherent_dma_mask(struct device *dev)
 {
-	u64 mask = (u64)arm_dma_limit;
+	u64 mask = (u64)DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
 
 	if (dev) {
 		mask = dev->coherent_dma_mask;
@@ -173,10 +173,30 @@ static u64 get_coherent_dma_mask(struct device *dev)
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if ((~mask) & (u64)arm_dma_limit) {
-			dev_warn(dev, "coherent DMA mask %#llx is smaller "
-				 "than system GFP_DMA mask %#llx\n",
-				 mask, (u64)arm_dma_limit);
+		/*
+		 * If the mask allows for more memory than we can address,
+		 * and we actually have that much memory, then fail the
+		 * allocation.
+		 */
+		if (sizeof(mask) != sizeof(dma_addr_t) &&
+		    mask > (dma_addr_t)~0 &&
+		    dma_to_pfn(dev, ~0) > arm_dma_pfn_limit) {
+			dev_warn(dev, "Coherent DMA mask %#llx is larger than dma_addr_t allows\n",
+				 mask);
+			dev_warn(dev, "Driver did not use or check the return value from dma_set_coherent_mask()?\n");
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Now check that the mask, when translated to a PFN,
+		 * fits within the allowable addresses which we can
+		 * allocate.
+		 */
+		if (dma_to_pfn(dev, mask) < arm_dma_pfn_limit) {
+			dev_warn(dev, "Coherent DMA mask %#llx (pfn %#lx-%#lx) covers a smaller range of system memory than the DMA zone pfn 0x0-%#lx\n",
+				 mask,
+				 dma_to_pfn(dev, 0), dma_to_pfn(dev, mask) + 1,
+				 arm_dma_pfn_limit + 1);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1007,8 +1027,27 @@ void arm_dma_sync_sg_for_device(struct device *dev, struct scatterlist *sg,
  */
 int dma_supported(struct device *dev, u64 mask)
 {
-	if (mask < (u64)arm_dma_limit)
+	unsigned long limit;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the mask allows for more memory than we can address,
+	 * and we actually have that much memory, then we must
+	 * indicate that DMA to this device is not supported.
+	 */
+	if (sizeof(mask) != sizeof(dma_addr_t) &&
+	    mask > (dma_addr_t)~0 &&
+	    dma_to_pfn(dev, ~0) > arm_dma_pfn_limit)
 		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Translate the device's DMA mask to a PFN limit.  This
+	 * PFN number includes the page which we can DMA to.
+	 */
+	limit = dma_to_pfn(dev, mask);
+
+	if (limit < arm_dma_pfn_limit)
+		return 0;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_supported);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/init.c b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
index febaee7ca57b..8aab24f35a5e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/init.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(arm_dma_zone_size);
  * so a successful GFP_DMA allocation will always satisfy this.
  */
 phys_addr_t arm_dma_limit;
+unsigned long arm_dma_pfn_limit;
 
 static void __init arm_adjust_dma_zone(unsigned long *size, unsigned long *hole,
 	unsigned long dma_size)
@@ -240,6 +241,7 @@ void __init setup_dma_zone(const struct machine_desc *mdesc)
 		arm_dma_limit = PHYS_OFFSET + arm_dma_zone_size - 1;
 	} else
 		arm_dma_limit = 0xffffffff;
+	arm_dma_pfn_limit = arm_dma_limit >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
index d5a4e9ad8f0f..d5a982d15a88 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/mm.h
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ extern __init void add_static_vm_early(struct static_vm *svm);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA
 extern phys_addr_t arm_dma_limit;
+extern unsigned long arm_dma_pfn_limit;
 #else
 #define arm_dma_limit ((phys_addr_t)~0)
+#define arm_dma_pfn_limit (~0ul >> PAGE_SHIFT)
 #endif
 
 extern phys_addr_t arm_lowmem_limit;