diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index d84951865be7..16add66d5b68 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ static inline void *dma_alloc_attrs(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 	void *cpu_addr;
 
 	BUG_ON(!ops);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(dev && !dev->coherent_dma_mask);
 
 	if (dma_alloc_from_dev_coherent(dev, size, dma_handle, &cpu_addr))
 		return cpu_addr;