diff --git a/sound/mips/sgio2audio.c b/sound/mips/sgio2audio.c
index 8691f4c..f1d9d16 100644
--- a/sound/mips/sgio2audio.c
+++ b/sound/mips/sgio2audio.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 	/* alloc virtual 'dma' area */
 	if (runtime->dma_area)
 		vfree(runtime->dma_area);
-	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc(size);
+	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc_user(size);
 	if (runtime->dma_area == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	runtime->dma_bytes = size;
diff --git a/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c b/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
index d057e64..5cfa608 100644
--- a/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/pcmcia/pdaudiocf/pdaudiocf_pcm.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			return 0; /* already enough large */
 		vfree(runtime->dma_area);
 	}
-	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc_32(size);
+	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc_32_user(size);
 	if (! runtime->dma_area)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	runtime->dma_bytes = size;
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbaudio.c b/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
index b074a59..4963def 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 			return 0; /* already large enough */
 		vfree(runtime->dma_area);
 	}
-	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc(size);
+	runtime->dma_area = vmalloc_user(size);
 	if (!runtime->dma_area)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	runtime->dma_bytes = size;