diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
index f50309081ac..e59480db9ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
@@ -91,3 +91,12 @@ transferred to 'device' domain. This attribute can be also used for
 dma_unmap_{single,page,sg} functions family to force buffer to stay in
 device domain after releasing a mapping for it. Use this attribute with
 care!
+
+DMA_ATTR_FORCE_CONTIGUOUS
+-------------------------
+
+By default DMA-mapping subsystem is allowed to assemble the buffer
+allocated by dma_alloc_attrs() function from individual pages if it can
+be mapped as contiguous chunk into device dma address space. By
+specifing this attribute the allocated buffer is forced to be contiguous
+also in physical memory.
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-attrs.h b/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
index f83f793223f..c8e1831d757 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum dma_attr {
 	DMA_ATTR_NON_CONSISTENT,
 	DMA_ATTR_NO_KERNEL_MAPPING,
 	DMA_ATTR_SKIP_CPU_SYNC,
+	DMA_ATTR_FORCE_CONTIGUOUS,
 	DMA_ATTR_MAX,
 };