diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 79a5bd0b21dd..e82aabb3c5e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ static void alloc_init_pud(struct mm_struct *mm, pgd_t *pgd,
 		 * For 4K granule only, attempt to put down a 1GB block
 		 */
 		if (use_1G_block(addr, next, phys) &&
+			!force_pages &&
 			!dma_overlap(phys, phys + next - addr) &&
 			!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FORCE_PAGES)) {
 			pud_t old_pud = *pud;