diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index bc5503701..b70d22f5c 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -679,8 +679,7 @@ static int impl_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 		if (SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(impl_flags, PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS)) {
 			for (j = 0; j < buffers[i]->n_datas; j++) {
 				struct spa_data *d = &buffers[i]->datas[j];
-				if (d->type == SPA_DATA_MemFd ||
-				    d->type == SPA_DATA_DmaBuf) {
+				if (d->type == SPA_DATA_MemFd) {
 					if ((res = map_data(impl, d, prot)) < 0)
 						return res;
 					SPA_FLAG_SET(b->flags, BUFFER_FLAG_MAPPED);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.h b/src/pipewire/stream.h
index 6e959864f..b7aab32f4 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ enum pw_stream_flags {
 	PW_STREAM_FLAG_INACTIVE		= (1 << 1),	/**< start the stream inactive,
 							  *  pw_stream_set_active() needs to be
 							  *  called explicitly */
-	PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS	= (1 << 2),	/**< mmap the buffers */
+	PW_STREAM_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS	= (1 << 2),	/**< mmap the buffers except DmaBuf */
 	PW_STREAM_FLAG_DRIVER		= (1 << 3),	/**< be a driver */
 	PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS	= (1 << 4),	/**< call process from the realtime
 							  *  thread. You MUST use RT safe functions