diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index e8e92c853e89..15545620ab0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -3532,9 +3532,23 @@ static inline int tg3_4g_overflow_test(dma_addr_t mapping, int len)
 		(base + len + 8 < base));
 }
 
+/* Test for DMA addresses > 40-bit */
+static inline int tg3_40bit_overflow_test(struct tg3 *tp, dma_addr_t mapping,
+					  int len)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_HIGHMEM) && (BITS_PER_LONG == 64)
+	if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_5780_CLASS)
+		return (((u64) mapping + len) > DMA_40BIT_MASK);
+	return 0;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 static void tg3_set_txd(struct tg3 *, int, dma_addr_t, int, u32, u32);
 
-static int tigon3_4gb_hwbug_workaround(struct tg3 *tp, struct sk_buff *skb,
+/* Workaround 4GB and 40-bit hardware DMA bugs. */
+static int tigon3_dma_hwbug_workaround(struct tg3 *tp, struct sk_buff *skb,
 				       u32 last_plus_one, u32 *start,
 				       u32 base_flags, u32 mss)
 {
@@ -3742,6 +3756,9 @@ static int tg3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 			if (tg3_4g_overflow_test(mapping, len))
 				would_hit_hwbug = 1;
 
+			if (tg3_40bit_overflow_test(tp, mapping, len))
+				would_hit_hwbug = 1;
+
 			if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_HW_TSO)
 				tg3_set_txd(tp, entry, mapping, len,
 					    base_flags, (i == last)|(mss << 1));
@@ -3763,7 +3780,7 @@ static int tg3_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 		/* If the workaround fails due to memory/mapping
 		 * failure, silently drop this packet.
 		 */
-		if (tigon3_4gb_hwbug_workaround(tp, skb, last_plus_one,
+		if (tigon3_dma_hwbug_workaround(tp, skb, last_plus_one,
 						&start, base_flags, mss))
 			goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -10608,8 +10625,9 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	unsigned long tg3reg_base, tg3reg_len;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct tg3 *tp;
-	int i, err, pci_using_dac, pm_cap;
+	int i, err, pm_cap;
 	char str[40];
+	u64 dma_mask, persist_dma_mask;
 
 	if (tg3_version_printed++ == 0)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s", version);
@@ -10646,26 +10664,6 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_out_free_res;
 	}
 
-	/* Configure DMA attributes. */
-	err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_64BIT_MASK);
-	if (!err) {
-		pci_using_dac = 1;
-		err = pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_64BIT_MASK);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to obtain 64 bit DMA "
-			       "for consistent allocations\n");
-			goto err_out_free_res;
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_32BIT_MASK);
-		if (err) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "No usable DMA configuration, "
-			       "aborting.\n");
-			goto err_out_free_res;
-		}
-		pci_using_dac = 0;
-	}
-
 	tg3reg_base = pci_resource_start(pdev, 0);
 	tg3reg_len = pci_resource_len(pdev, 0);
 
@@ -10679,8 +10677,6 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	SET_MODULE_OWNER(dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
-	if (pci_using_dac)
-		dev->features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_LLTX;
 #if TG3_VLAN_TAG_USED
 	dev->features |= NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX | NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX;
@@ -10765,6 +10761,44 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_out_iounmap;
 	}
 
+	/* 5714, 5715 and 5780 cannot support DMA addresses > 40-bit.
+	 * On 64-bit systems with IOMMU, use 40-bit dma_mask.
+	 * On 64-bit systems without IOMMU, use 64-bit dma_mask and
+	 * do DMA address check in tg3_start_xmit().
+	 */
+	if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_5780_CLASS) {
+		persist_dma_mask = dma_mask = DMA_40BIT_MASK;
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
+		dma_mask = DMA_64BIT_MASK;
+#endif
+	} else if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_IS_5788)
+		persist_dma_mask = dma_mask = DMA_32BIT_MASK;
+	else
+		persist_dma_mask = dma_mask = DMA_64BIT_MASK;
+
+	/* Configure DMA attributes. */
+	if (dma_mask > DMA_32BIT_MASK) {
+		err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, dma_mask);
+		if (!err) {
+			dev->features |= NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
+			err = pci_set_consistent_dma_mask(pdev,
+							  persist_dma_mask);
+			if (err < 0) {
+				printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Unable to obtain 64 bit "
+				       "DMA for consistent allocations\n");
+				goto err_out_iounmap;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if (err || dma_mask == DMA_32BIT_MASK) {
+		err = pci_set_dma_mask(pdev, DMA_32BIT_MASK);
+		if (err) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR PFX "No usable DMA configuration, "
+			       "aborting.\n");
+			goto err_out_iounmap;
+		}
+	}
+
 	tg3_init_bufmgr_config(tp);
 
 #if TG3_TSO_SUPPORT != 0
@@ -10833,9 +10867,6 @@ static int __devinit tg3_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	} else
 		tp->tg3_flags &= ~TG3_FLAG_RX_CHECKSUMS;
 
-	if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_IS_5788)
-		dev->features &= ~NETIF_F_HIGHDMA;
-
 	/* flow control autonegotiation is default behavior */
 	tp->tg3_flags |= TG3_FLAG_PAUSE_AUTONEG;