diff --git a/sys/alpha/alpha/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/alpha/alpha/busdma_machdep.c
index 28240ae0c27d..8b701041b521 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/alpha/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/alpha/alpha/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -674,11 +674,14 @@ bus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-					dm_segments,
-					m->m_data, m->m_len,
-					NULL, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+						dm_segments,
+						m->m_data, m->m_len,
+						NULL, flags, &lastaddr,
+						&nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -738,13 +741,15 @@ bus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 			resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-				dm_segments,
-				addr, minlen,
-				td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-		first = 0;
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+					dm_segments,
+					addr, minlen,
+					td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/busdma_machdep.c
index 21e602544130..a5a20fcbab03 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -632,11 +632,14 @@ bus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-					dm_segments,
-					m->m_data, m->m_len,
-					NULL, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+						dm_segments,
+						m->m_data, m->m_len,
+						NULL, flags, &lastaddr,
+						&nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -696,13 +699,15 @@ bus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 			resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-				dm_segments,
-				addr, minlen,
-				td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-		first = 0;
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+					dm_segments,
+					addr, minlen,
+					td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/busdma_machdep.c
index 21e602544130..a5a20fcbab03 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -632,11 +632,14 @@ bus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-					dm_segments,
-					m->m_data, m->m_len,
-					NULL, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+						dm_segments,
+						m->m_data, m->m_len,
+						NULL, flags, &lastaddr,
+						&nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -696,13 +699,15 @@ bus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 			resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-				dm_segments,
-				addr, minlen,
-				td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-		first = 0;
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+					dm_segments,
+					addr, minlen,
+					td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/busdma_machdep.c
index e10f0843d855..d12ea4f7ab13 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -644,11 +644,14 @@ bus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-					dm_segments,
-					m->m_data, m->m_len,
-					NULL, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+						dm_segments,
+						m->m_data, m->m_len,
+						NULL, flags, &lastaddr,
+						&nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -708,13 +711,15 @@ bus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map,
 			resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
-				dm_segments,
-				addr, minlen,
-				td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-		first = 0;
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = _bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+					dm_segments,
+					addr, minlen,
+					td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/busdma_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/busdma_machdep.c
index 4bb5f0cf3ae2..6ab1667af103 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/busdma_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/busdma_machdep.c
@@ -423,10 +423,12 @@ bus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map, struct mbuf *m0,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat, dm_segments,
-			    m->m_data, m->m_len, NULL, flags,
-			    &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat,
+				    dm_segments, m->m_data, m->m_len, NULL,
+				    flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -483,12 +485,14 @@ bus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t dmat, bus_dmamap_t map, struct uio *uio,
 		    resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat, dm_segments, addr,
-		    minlen, td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = bus_dmamap_load_buffer(dmat, dm_segments, addr,
+			    minlen, td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
 
-		first = 0;
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/bus_machdep.c b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/bus_machdep.c
index f11e9a01cca2..0c26023a22d0 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/sparc64/bus_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/sparc64/sparc64/bus_machdep.c
@@ -454,10 +454,12 @@ nexus_dmamap_load_mbuf(bus_dma_tag_t pdmat, bus_dma_tag_t ddmat,
 		struct mbuf *m;
 
 		for (m = m0; m != NULL && error == 0; m = m->m_next) {
-			error = _nexus_dmamap_load_buffer(ddmat,
-			    dm_segments, m->m_data, m->m_len, NULL, flags,
-			    &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-			first = 0;
+			if (m->m_len > 0) {
+				error = _nexus_dmamap_load_buffer(ddmat,
+				    dm_segments, m->m_data, m->m_len, NULL,
+				    flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+				first = 0;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		error = EINVAL;
@@ -514,11 +516,13 @@ nexus_dmamap_load_uio(bus_dma_tag_t pdmat, bus_dma_tag_t ddmat,
 			resid < iov[i].iov_len ? resid : iov[i].iov_len;
 		caddr_t addr = (caddr_t) iov[i].iov_base;
 
-		error = _nexus_dmamap_load_buffer(ddmat, dm_segments, addr,
-		    minlen, td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
-		first = 0;
+		if (minlen > 0) {
+			error = _nexus_dmamap_load_buffer(ddmat, dm_segments,
+			    addr, minlen, td, flags, &lastaddr, &nsegs, first);
+			first = 0;
 
-		resid -= minlen;
+			resid -= minlen;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {