diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
index dbc8c0679480..3d013e4696e9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/page.h
@@ -323,6 +323,13 @@ struct vm_area_struct;
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #include <asm/slice.h>
 
+/*
+ * Allow 30-bit DMA for very limited Broadcom wifi chips on many powerbooks.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
+#define ARCH_ZONE_DMA_BITS 30
+#else
 #define ARCH_ZONE_DMA_BITS 31
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_PAGE_H */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
index e885fe2aafcc..40bd4153ab09 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ void __init paging_init(void)
 	       (long int)((top_of_ram - total_ram) >> 20));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ZONE_DMA
-	max_zone_pfns[ZONE_DMA]	= min(max_low_pfn, 0x7fffffffUL >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+	max_zone_pfns[ZONE_DMA]	= min(max_low_pfn,
+			((1UL << ARCH_ZONE_DMA_BITS) - 1) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 #endif
 	max_zone_pfns[ZONE_NORMAL] = max_low_pfn;
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/Kconfig
index f834a19ed772..c02d8c503b29 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/Kconfig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ config PPC_PMAC
 	select PPC_INDIRECT_PCI if PPC32
 	select PPC_MPC106 if PPC32
 	select PPC_NATIVE
+	select ZONE_DMA if PPC32
 	default y
 
 config PPC_PMAC64