diff --git a/mm/cma.c b/mm/cma.c
index c17751c0dcaf..474c644a0dc6 100644
--- a/mm/cma.c
+++ b/mm/cma.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/log2.h>
 #include <linux/cma.h>
+#include <linux/highmem.h>
 
 struct cma {
 	unsigned long	base_pfn;
@@ -163,6 +164,8 @@ int __init cma_declare_contiguous(phys_addr_t base,
 			bool fixed, struct cma **res_cma)
 {
 	struct cma *cma;
+	phys_addr_t memblock_end = memblock_end_of_DRAM();
+	phys_addr_t highmem_start = __pa(high_memory);
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	pr_debug("%s(size %lx, base %08lx, limit %08lx alignment %08lx)\n",
@@ -196,6 +199,24 @@ int __init cma_declare_contiguous(phys_addr_t base,
 	if (!IS_ALIGNED(size >> PAGE_SHIFT, 1 << order_per_bit))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * adjust limit to avoid crossing low/high memory boundary for
+	 * automatically allocated regions
+	 */
+	if (((limit == 0 || limit > memblock_end) &&
+	     (memblock_end - size < highmem_start &&
+	      memblock_end > highmem_start)) ||
+	    (!fixed && limit > highmem_start && limit - size < highmem_start)) {
+		limit = highmem_start;
+	}
+
+	if (fixed && base < highmem_start && base+size > highmem_start) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		pr_err("Region at %08lx defined on low/high memory boundary (%08lx)\n",
+			(unsigned long)base, (unsigned long)highmem_start);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	/* Reserve memory */
 	if (base && fixed) {
 		if (memblock_is_region_reserved(base, size) ||