diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auvia/auvia.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auvia/auvia.c
index 63bbec115b..e39d3346cc 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auvia/auvia.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/auvia/auvia.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ auvia_mem_new(auvia_dev *card, size_t size)
 	if ((mem = malloc(sizeof(*mem))) == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 
-	mem->area = alloc_mem(&mem->phy_base, &mem->log_base, size, "auvia buffer", false);
+	mem->area = alloc_mem(&mem->phy_base, &mem->log_base, size, "auvia buffer", true);
 	mem->size = size;
 	if (mem->area < B_OK) {
 		free(mem);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/es1370/es1370.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/es1370/es1370.c
index cd9712696d..4ff9ddf108 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/es1370/es1370.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/audio/ac97/es1370/es1370.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ es1370_mem_new(es1370_dev *card, size_t size)
 	if ((mem = malloc(sizeof(*mem))) == NULL)
 		return (NULL);
 
-	mem->area = alloc_mem(&mem->phy_base, &mem->log_base, size, "es1370 buffer", false);
+	mem->area = alloc_mem(&mem->phy_base, &mem->log_base, size, "es1370 buffer", true);
 	mem->size = size;
 	if (mem->area < B_OK) {
 		free(mem);