diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index 8401006fbf5..d3d25fcce85 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -288,11 +288,15 @@ dma_sync_single_range_for_device(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_handle,
 {
 }
 
+#define	DMA_MAPPING_ERROR	(~(dma_addr_t)0)
+
 static inline int
 dma_mapping_error(struct device *dev, dma_addr_t dma_addr)
 {
 
-	return (dma_addr == 0);
+	if (dma_addr == 0 || dma_addr == DMA_MAPPING_ERROR)
+		return (-ENOMEM);
+	return (0);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned int dma_set_max_seg_size(struct device *dev,