diff --git a/kernel/dma-coherent.c b/kernel/dma-coherent.c
index 38fa292c6aa..962a3b574f2 100644
--- a/kernel/dma-coherent.c
+++ b/kernel/dma-coherent.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_mark_declared_memory_occupied);
  * @size:	size of requested memory area
  * @dma_handle:	This will be filled with the correct dma handle
  * @ret:	This pointer will be filled with the virtual address
- * 		to allocated area.
+ *		to allocated area.
  *
  * This function should be only called from per-arch dma_alloc_coherent()
  * to support allocation from per-device coherent memory pools.
@@ -118,31 +118,32 @@ int dma_alloc_from_coherent(struct device *dev, ssize_t size,
 	mem = dev->dma_mem;
 	if (!mem)
 		return 0;
+
+	*ret = NULL;
+
 	if (unlikely(size > (mem->size << PAGE_SHIFT)))
-		return 0;
+		goto err;
 
 	pageno = bitmap_find_free_region(mem->bitmap, mem->size, order);
-	if (pageno >= 0) {
-		/*
-		 * Memory was found in the per-device arena.
-		 */
-		*dma_handle = mem->device_base + (pageno << PAGE_SHIFT);
-		*ret = mem->virt_base + (pageno << PAGE_SHIFT);
-		memset(*ret, 0, size);
-	} else if (mem->flags & DMA_MEMORY_EXCLUSIVE) {
-		/*
-		 * The per-device arena is exhausted and we are not
-		 * permitted to fall back to generic memory.
-		 */
-		*ret = NULL;
-	} else {
-		/*
-		 * The per-device arena is exhausted and we are
-		 * permitted to fall back to generic memory.
-		 */
-		 return 0;
-	}
+	if (unlikely(pageno < 0))
+		goto err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Memory was found in the per-device area.
+	 */
+	*dma_handle = mem->device_base + (pageno << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	*ret = mem->virt_base + (pageno << PAGE_SHIFT);
+	memset(*ret, 0, size);
+
 	return 1;
+
+err:
+	/*
+	 * In the case where the allocation can not be satisfied from the
+	 * per-device area, try to fall back to generic memory if the
+	 * constraints allow it.
+	 */
+	return mem->flags & DMA_MEMORY_EXCLUSIVE;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dma_alloc_from_coherent);