diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
index ffe621695e47..a4f608837849 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 
+static bool nobounce;
+module_param(nobounce, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(nobounce, "Prevent using swiotlb buffer (default: use swiotlb buffer)");
+
 static unsigned int test_buf_size = 16384;
 module_param(test_buf_size, uint, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(test_buf_size, "Size of the memcpy test buffer");
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(polled, "Use polling for completion instead of interrupts");
 
 /**
  * struct dmatest_params - test parameters.
+ * @nobounce:		prevent using swiotlb buffer
  * @buf_size:		size of the memcpy test buffer
  * @channel:		bus ID of the channel to test
  * @device:		bus ID of the DMA Engine to test
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(polled, "Use polling for completion instead of interrupts");
  * @polled:		use polling for completion instead of interrupts
  */
 struct dmatest_params {
+	bool		nobounce;
 	unsigned int	buf_size;
 	char		channel[20];
 	char		device[32];
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ struct dmatest_done {
 struct dmatest_data {
 	u8		**raw;
 	u8		**aligned;
+	gfp_t		gfp_flags;
 	unsigned int	cnt;
 	unsigned int	off;
 };
@@ -533,7 +540,7 @@ static int dmatest_alloc_test_data(struct dmatest_data *d,
 		goto err;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < d->cnt; i++) {
-		d->raw[i] = kmalloc(buf_size + align, GFP_KERNEL);
+		d->raw[i] = kmalloc(buf_size + align, d->gfp_flags);
 		if (!d->raw[i])
 			goto err;
 
@@ -655,6 +662,13 @@ static int dmatest_func(void *data)
 		goto err_free_coefs;
 	}
 
+	src->gfp_flags = GFP_KERNEL;
+	dst->gfp_flags = GFP_KERNEL;
+	if (params->nobounce) {
+		src->gfp_flags = GFP_DMA;
+		dst->gfp_flags = GFP_DMA;
+	}
+
 	if (dmatest_alloc_test_data(src, buf_size, align) < 0)
 		goto err_free_coefs;
 
@@ -1093,6 +1107,7 @@ static void add_threaded_test(struct dmatest_info *info)
 	struct dmatest_params *params = &info->params;
 
 	/* Copy test parameters */
+	params->nobounce = nobounce;
 	params->buf_size = test_buf_size;
 	strscpy(params->channel, strim(test_channel), sizeof(params->channel));
 	strscpy(params->device, strim(test_device), sizeof(params->device));