diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/PhysicalMemoryAllocator.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/PhysicalMemoryAllocator.cpp
index 0872d3ccbe..fb424b102e 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/PhysicalMemoryAllocator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/PhysicalMemoryAllocator.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ PhysicalMemoryAllocator::PhysicalMemoryAllocator(const char *name,
 	roundedSize = (roundedSize + B_PAGE_SIZE - 1) & ~(B_PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 
 	fArea = create_area(fName, &fLogicalBase, B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS,
-		roundedSize, B_CONTIGUOUS, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA);
+		roundedSize, B_32_BIT_MEMORY, B_READ_AREA | B_WRITE_AREA);
+		// TODO: Use B_CONTIGUOUS when the TODOs regarding 64 bit physical
+		// addresses are fixed (if possible).
 	if (fArea < B_OK) {
 		TRACE_ERROR(("PMA: failed to create memory area\n"));
 		return;
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/Stack.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/Stack.cpp
index 689b346e52..3ce19c4045 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/Stack.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/bus_managers/usb/Stack.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,9 @@ Stack::AllocateArea(void **logicalAddress, void **physicalAddress, size_t size,
 	void *logAddress;
 	size = (size + B_PAGE_SIZE - 1) & ~(B_PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 	area_id area = create_area(name, &logAddress, B_ANY_KERNEL_ADDRESS, size,
-		B_CONTIGUOUS, 0);
+		B_32_BIT_MEMORY, 0);
+		// TODO: Use B_CONTIGUOUS when the TODOs regarding 64 bit physical
+		// addresses are fixed (if possible).
 
 	if (area < B_OK) {
 		TRACE_ERROR("couldn't allocate area %s\n", name);