diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
index e883063c72581b..3167e85819941c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/vmlogrdr.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ static int __init vmlogrdr_init(void)
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	for (i=0; i < MAXMINOR; ++i ) {
-		sys_ser[i].buffer = (char *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+		sys_ser[i].buffer = (char *) get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL | GFP_DMA);
 		if (!sys_ser[i].buffer) {
 			rc = -ENOMEM;
 			break;