diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
index 3f78a3a1eb75..4c85349024c1 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_balloon.c
@@ -553,11 +553,15 @@ static int init_vqs(struct virtio_balloon *vb)
 		virtqueue_kick(vb->stats_vq);
 	}
 
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT))
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT)) {
 		vb->free_page_vq = vqs[VIRTIO_BALLOON_VQ_FREE_PAGE];
+		virtqueue_disable_dma_api_for_buffers(vb->free_page_vq);
+	}
 
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_REPORTING))
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vb->vdev, VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_REPORTING)) {
 		vb->reporting_vq = vqs[VIRTIO_BALLOON_VQ_REPORTING];
+		virtqueue_disable_dma_api_for_buffers(vb->reporting_vq);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 2e7689bb933b..3eca7140bd80 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -2863,4 +2863,14 @@ const struct vring *virtqueue_get_vring(struct virtqueue *vq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_get_vring);
 
+/*
+ * Prevents use of DMA API for buffers passed via the specified virtqueue.
+ * DMA API may still be used for the vrings themselves.
+ */
+void virtqueue_disable_dma_api_for_buffers(struct virtqueue *vq)
+{
+	to_vvq(vq)->use_dma_api = false;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtqueue_disable_dma_api_for_buffers);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index dcab9c7e8784..34e936343ae4 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ dma_addr_t virtqueue_get_used_addr(struct virtqueue *vq);
 int virtqueue_resize(struct virtqueue *vq, u32 num,
 		     void (*recycle)(struct virtqueue *vq, void *buf));
 
+void virtqueue_disable_dma_api_for_buffers(struct virtqueue *vq);
+
 /**
  * struct virtio_device - representation of a device using virtio
  * @index: unique position on the virtio bus