diff --git a/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c b/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
index ad54d795127..43005e66967 100644
--- a/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
+++ b/sys/dev/xl/if_xl.c
@@ -1317,8 +1317,8 @@ xl_attach(device_t dev)
 	}
 
 	error = bus_dmamem_alloc(sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_tag,
-	    (void **)&sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_list, BUS_DMA_NOWAIT | BUS_DMA_ZERO,
-	    &sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_dmamap);
+	    (void **)&sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_list, BUS_DMA_NOWAIT |
+	    BUS_DMA_COHERENT | BUS_DMA_ZERO, &sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_dmamap);
 	if (error) {
 		device_printf(dev, "no memory for rx list buffers!\n");
 		bus_dma_tag_destroy(sc->xl_ldata.xl_rx_tag);
@@ -1349,8 +1349,8 @@ xl_attach(device_t dev)
 	}
 
 	error = bus_dmamem_alloc(sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_tag,
-	    (void **)&sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_list, BUS_DMA_NOWAIT | BUS_DMA_ZERO,
-	    &sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_dmamap);
+	    (void **)&sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_list, BUS_DMA_NOWAIT |
+	    BUS_DMA_COHERENT | BUS_DMA_ZERO, &sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_dmamap);
 	if (error) {
 		device_printf(dev, "no memory for list buffers!\n");
 		bus_dma_tag_destroy(sc->xl_ldata.xl_tx_tag);