diff --git a/lib/dma-direct.c b/lib/dma-direct.c
index c0bba30fef0a..bbfb229aa067 100644
--- a/lib/dma-direct.c
+++ b/lib/dma-direct.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ void *dma_direct_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, dma_addr_t *dma_handle,
 		__free_pages(page, page_order);
 		page = NULL;
 
-		if (dev->coherent_dma_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(32) &&
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ZONE_DMA) &&
+		    dev->coherent_dma_mask < DMA_BIT_MASK(32) &&
 		    !(gfp & GFP_DMA)) {
 			gfp = (gfp & ~GFP_DMA32) | GFP_DMA;
 			goto again;