diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c b/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
index d93e25aeaf96d9624b032028938c0cd6377b16d8..8f1697bcc170c1065b1ee969a05478624a1a79ab 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/buffer.c
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ int hcd_buffer_create(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	char		name[16];
 	int		i, size;
 
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAS_DMA) ||
-	    (!is_device_dma_capable(hcd->self.sysdev) &&
-	     !hcd->localmem_pool))
+	if (hcd->localmem_pool ||
+	    !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAS_DMA) ||
+	    !is_device_dma_capable(hcd->self.sysdev))
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < HCD_BUFFER_POOLS; i++) {