diff --git a/lib/dma-debug.c b/lib/dma-debug.c
index f9e6d38..1a99208 100644
--- a/lib/dma-debug.c
+++ b/lib/dma-debug.c
@@ -722,10 +722,11 @@
 	entry->size      = size;
 	entry->direction = direction;
 
-	if (map_single) {
-		void *addr = ((char *)page_address(page)) + offset;
-
+	if (map_single)
 		entry->type = dma_debug_single;
+
+	if (!PageHighMem(page)) {
+		void *addr = ((char *)page_address(page)) + offset;
 		check_for_stack(dev, addr);
 		check_for_illegal_area(dev, addr, size);
 	}
@@ -779,8 +780,10 @@
 		entry->sg_call_ents   = nents;
 		entry->sg_mapped_ents = mapped_ents;
 
-		check_for_stack(dev, sg_virt(s));
-		check_for_illegal_area(dev, sg_virt(s), s->length);
+		if (!PageHighMem(sg_page(s))) {
+			check_for_stack(dev, sg_virt(s));
+			check_for_illegal_area(dev, sg_virt(s), s->length);
+		}
 
 		add_dma_entry(entry);
 	}