diff --git a/src/pipewire/filter.c b/src/pipewire/filter.c
index 8c90a40d0..281b1e83d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.c
@@ -679,8 +679,7 @@ static int impl_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 		if (SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(impl_flags, PW_FILTER_PORT_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/filter.h b/src/pipewire/filter.h
index 9a5bb0c14..f3a782751 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ enum pw_filter_flags {
 
 enum pw_filter_port_flags {
 	PW_FILTER_PORT_FLAG_NONE		= 0,		/**< no flags */
-	PW_FILTER_PORT_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS		= (1 << 0),	/**< mmap the buffers */
+	PW_FILTER_PORT_FLAG_MAP_BUFFERS		= (1 << 0),	/**< mmap the buffers except DmaBuf */
 	PW_FILTER_PORT_FLAG_ALLOC_BUFFERS	= (1 << 1),	/**< the application will allocate buffer
 								  *  memory. In the add_buffer event, the
 								  *  data of the buffer should be set */