diff --git a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
index 637b120d647b56cc7cd281777dec962f8f66cc46..bfc0c17f2a3d411fcdee446f8aeeb0c1be0f681e 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
@@ -223,14 +223,23 @@ bool dma_release_from_contiguous(struct device *dev, struct page *pages,
  * This function allocates contiguous memory buffer for specified device. It
  * first tries to use device specific contiguous memory area if available or
  * the default global one, then tries a fallback allocation of normal pages.
+ *
+ * Note that it byapss one-page size of allocations from the global area as
+ * the addresses within one page are always contiguous, so there is no need
+ * to waste CMA pages for that kind; it also helps reduce fragmentations.
  */
 struct page *dma_alloc_contiguous(struct device *dev, size_t size, gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	int node = dev ? dev_to_node(dev) : NUMA_NO_NODE;
 	size_t count = PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	size_t align = get_order(PAGE_ALIGN(size));
-	struct cma *cma = dev_get_cma_area(dev);
 	struct page *page = NULL;
+	struct cma *cma = NULL;
+
+	if (dev && dev->cma_area)
+		cma = dev->cma_area;
+	else if (count > 1)
+		cma = dma_contiguous_default_area;
 
 	/* CMA can be used only in the context which permits sleeping */
 	if (cma && gfpflags_allow_blocking(gfp)) {